National Coal Board North Northumberland area No.31 (Stephenson & Hawthorn 7609, built 1950) out of use at Whittle Colliery in June 1972.
  The loco was sold nine months later to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for preservation.  It later acquired the name "METEOR".

photo and scan by Les Richardson (les@cirsel.freeserve.co.uk)

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