Muir's scrapyard, Thornton, Fife, 1973

Four photos of six industrial locos in the scrapyard in 1973. All survive, and I have included five photos of three of them in preservation.

National Coal Board Nos 61 (left), 22, 53 & WPR 17, Thomas Muir's scrapyard, Thornton, 14 June 1973. No 61 is Grant Ritchie 0-4-0ST 272 / 1894, and in 2016 was at the Ribble Steam Railway. No 22 is Barclay 0-4-0ST 1069 / 1906. No 53 is Barclay 0-4-0ST 1807 / 1923. Nos 22 & 53 were both still at Muir's scrapyard in 2015. Photo by Les Tindall.

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National Coal Board Nos 61 (left), 22, 53 & WPR 17, Thomas Muir's scrapyard, Thornton, 14 June 1973. No 61 is Grant Ritchie 0-4-0ST 272 / 1894, and in 2016 was at the Ribble Steam Railway. No 22 is Barclay 0-4-0ST 1069 / 1906. No 53 is Barclay 0-4-0ST 1807 / 1923. Nos 22 & 53 were both still at Muir's scrapyard in 2015. Photo by Les Tindall.