Photo enquiry: Abingdon Branch: pannier tank engine + canvas kayak.

Photo enquiry: Abingdon Branch: pannier tank engine + canvas kayak.

As at 17th March 2025 18:45 GMT

Posted by Mark A at 09:37, 17th March 2025

It's not particularly famous 'cos few people will care and any narrative is lost to time: does anyone else recall this photo? I think in the station at Abingdon, a tank engine with a canvas canoe sort-of strapped alongside the boiler. The reason why being lost in history...

Mark

Re: Photo enquiry: Abingdon Branch: pannier tank engine + canvas kayak.

Posted by Oxonhutch at 17:54, 17th March 2025

I do, and have a reproduction of it somewhere in a book I own.

Re: Photo enquiry: Abingdon Branch: pannier tank engine + canvas kayak.

Posted by Mark A at 17:57, 17th March 2025

Thanks - don't worry about hunting it out, it's just good to have it confirmed that I didn't imagine it.

Mark

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