LNER Thompson B1 61306
61306 was privately purchased for preservation at Steamtown in Carnforth. There it was painted in LNER Apple Green Livery and given the number 1306 and the name Mayflower. 1306 would have been its allocated running number had the LNER not been nationalised (most ex-LNER BR numbers being the LNER 1946 numbers with the addition of 60000), while the name Mayflower came from a scrapped BR-built Thompson B1, numbered 61379.
My thanks to Wikipedia for the above
In less glamorous days at Bradford Exchange
61306 was a frequent visitor to Bradford in the latter days of steam
Above the engine being prepared for duty at Low Moor shed
Many thanks to Duncharris for the above pictures
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