Derby 4F 43924 at Oxenhope

Having collected its train from the carriage sidings

 

 

43924 pushes it into the station at Oxenhope

 

A small band of enthusiasts gained permission to purchase the engine from Woodham’s scrapyard. 43924 has a special place in preservation history by becoming the first of over 200 locomotives to be rescued from the cutters torch at Woodham’s. lt arrived at Haworth in the summer of 1970 but after so many years out of traffic and missing many parts, the engine required a complete overhaul before being able to re-enter traffic. After a successful steam test, the engine started its preservation career in earnest in 1974 and was finally purchased by the KWVR from the original band of enthusiasts (The 4F Society) in 1990.