Contractors' 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, WILLIE.
Hunslet Engine Co. built 0-6-0 saddletank, WILLIE, No. 65 of 1871. The locomotive is pictured near Braunston Siding at Willoughby in Warwickshire when employed on Contract No. 4 (Rugby to Woodford) built by T. Oliver & Son between 1894 and 1899. Standing on the locomotive's footplate are the driver and a gentleman in a trilby hat, while two other enginemen stand on the front bufferbeam. By 1919, WILLIE had found a home at the Austin Motor Company. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L1067
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - circa 1897
Publisher: Leicestershire County Council
Type: Black and White
Format: 118mm, 161mm
Copyright: Leicestershire County Council
Source: S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (part of S. W. A. Newton Collection, copy of glass plate negative)
Identifier: Newton - CL 68
OS Reference: 452300 267900
