The_Mayflower_08_Plymouth_7029_coaling Having turned at Laira, Nos.7029 and 5043 were placed in a siding at Plymouth station where they could be coaled from a road vehicle equipped with a grab. The coal came from Kazakhstan and although GWR locomotives were designed to burn soft, Welsh coal, the harder fuel seen here is deemed better when the locomotives are not employed for long periods of hard steaming, together with frequent stops to take water, or allow public service trains to overtake. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com