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Corris Railway's locomotive nos 3 and 4 behind Machynlleth station, 1948
To avoid the trains being cut off if the line became severed by flood water near the Dyfi bridge, they were brought down and shedded behind Machynlleth Station during 1948. Here Humpherey Humphries (driver) and Pryce Owen (guard) prepare No. 3 for the day's service on 30 July of that year.
Item reference: : GTJ08305

