Drummond M7 No 30053 at Corfe Castle on 11th October 2003

Photo Report from Andrew P.M. Wright - 12th October 2003
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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Andrew P.M. Wright has sent us a comprehensive Photo Report of LSWR 1897-designed M7 0-4-4 tank No. 30053 in action near Corfe Castle on a sunny weekend in October. The locomotive, which was built at Nine Elms in 1905, is owned by Drummond Locomotives Ltd and is normally resident on the Swanage Railway. However, from time to time the loco is also a popular visitor at other Heritage Railways.

Andrew's photos were all taken on Saturday 11th October 2003, and show the Drummond M7 at its best in the sunshine hauling a rake of Southern Railway coaches towards Harman's Cross.