Contractors' 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, '17'.
An 1890 built, Manning Wardle & Co. 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, '17', (Works No. 1190) at rest near Carrington, Nottingham, on 24th April 1897. On the platform stand the locomotive's crew and two gentlemen who are perhaps the foreman and contractor. Later in its career, '17' was renamed 'AMESBURY and DUNRAVEN'. Note the steepness of the cutting and the brick built recess. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L1080
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - 1897-04-24
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 81
OS Reference: 456800 341600
