Barry scrapyard, 1972

27 photos by LesTindall taken on two visits to the famous loco graveyard in south Wales. In all over 200 locos left Barry for preservation. Without them, the heritage railway revival would not have been possible on the scale that has been achieved.

Wagon wheels, Barry scrapyard, 4 March 1972. Scrapping wagons deferred the scarapping of the locos at Barry, and thus contributed to their survival. Photo by Les Tindall.

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Wagon wheels, Barry scrapyard, 4 March 1972. Scrapping wagons deferred the scarapping of the locos at Barry, and thus contributed to their survival. Photo by Les Tindall.

Barry scrapyard photos Steam locomotive