We tend to think of London Metropolitan lines in terms of the underground but many other areas of the capital were served by surface trains
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Gosh, here we are again - the Jones 4-4-4T. Another favourite loco of mine. Elegant too. I know these engines were very tall and had their overall height reduced in later years. At least one of this small class worked around Nottingham in its fading years. The typical complaint about locos of this wheel arrangement was insufficient adhesion. The problem seems not to have been an issue here and the short wheelbase made the type useful on the Chesham branch. Interesting this design should sport a coal retaining arrangement on the bunker reminiscent of GCR practice - existing Met. metals making the last main line into London, the GCR, possible in the first place.
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