1969/11/04, 03. The sun has nearly burnt through the early morning autumn mist to pick out the elegant lines of now stored Henschel 1924 4 cylinder de Glehn compound 4-6-2 No. 558 at Contumil depot. Behind is classmate No. 559, which looks as though it has been out of use for some time. Tuesday 4th November 1969.
1969/11/04, 03. The sun has nearly burnt through the early morning autumn mist to pick out the elegant lines of now stored Henschel 1924 4 cylinder de Glehn compound 4-6-2 No. 558 at Contumil depot. Behind is classmate No. 559, which looks as though it has been out of use for some time. Tuesday 4th November 1969.
8th July 2006
Portugal
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1969/11/04, 02. CP No. 23 was an 0-6-0 built by Beyer Peacock in 1875 and is here dumped in the yard at Contumil depot. It had been in use until recently as the station pilot at Porto São Bento. It was later moved to Braga shed and preserved. Tuesday 4th November 1969.Previous | Next1969/11/04, 04. CP 2-6-4T No. 075 (Societé Suisse 1916-1920) basks in the early low sunshine at Contumil depot on the morning of Tuesday 4th November 1969, looking well cared-for.

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