A general view of Woodham's Scrapyard, Barry in 1973; many of the locomotives present at this time are now fully restored and working on Britain's heritage railways.

Nowadays a Severn Valley loco, this was GWR 2-8-0 no. 2857 at Barry in 1973. During a working career of 45 years, No. 2857 recorded a total mileage of 1,276,713 miles. It is often forgotten that in the early days of preservation, locos often left Barry by rail - as did 2857 in 1975.

GWR 2-8-0 no. 2874, dating from 1918 and withdrawn from service in May, 1963. 2874 is one of several ex-Barry locomotives until recently stored at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway but it is now awaiting restoration at the West Somerset Railway.

An unrebuilt Bullied Pacific, a GWR 28XX 2-8-0 and 'King' class 4-6-0 no. 6023 'King Edward II' photographed in 1973.

A GWR 2-8-0 succumbs to the weeds.

Smokebox of a GWR 28XX 2-8-0.

Rust and weeds - a GWR 28XX 2-8-0.

An unidentified GWR 2-8-0 at Barry, awaiting attention from its new owner. Very little has been written about the affects of asbestos fibres from locomotives in this condition blowing across the town.

Urie 'S15' 4-6-0 no. 30499 awaits restoration.

Urie 'S15' 4-6-0 no. 30499 was built in 1920, withdrawn in 1964 and spent an incredible 19 years at Barry.

A gloomy picture - but not for this former Southern locomotive.

Maunsell U class 2-6-0 no. 31638, now at the Bluebell Railway, left Barry in July 1980.

Nowadays having been active on the Swanage and Bluebell Railways, rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 no. 34028 'Eddystone' awaits a buyer.

Boxpoc wheel. The BFB or 'Boxpoc' wheel was a feature of Bulleid locomotive designs, being both stronger and lighter than traditional spoked wheels. This is West Country class 4-6-2 no. 34046 'Braunton'.

Partly dismantled in this shot is one-time Stewarts Lane and Nine Elms stalwart 'Battle of Britain' class 4-6-2 no. 34073, '249 Squadron'. The loco currently awaits restoration at the Mid Hants Railway.

SR Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 no. 35009 'Shaw Savill' in June 1984. The loco was originally outshopped from Eastleigh in 1942 as SR no. 21C9 and was initially allocated to Salisbury.

GWR 2-8-0T no. 4253 left Barry in August 1987 for storage at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.

GWR 42XX 2-8-0T no. 4270 photographed in 1975.

Nowadays undergoing restoration at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, GWR 2-8-0T no. 4270 appears to be in reasonable shape for a Barry inmate in this view.

Another view of GWR 2-8-0T no. 4270 before removal for restoration.

GWR 2-8-0T no. 4270. It was later rescued for preservation at Swansea and subsequently sold on to the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.

4270 again, with one of its sisters.

Former GWR 2-8-0T no. 4277 waits hopefully in the sunshine. Eight of the 42XX/52XX class survive.

Another former GWR 2-8-0T, once a familiar sight on coal trains in South Wales.

LMS 'Black Five' no.45293. One of the 'forgotten' locomotives of preservation, 45293 awaits restoration at the Colne Valley Railway.

A closer look at LMS 'Black Five' no. 45293 in June 1984.

A third view of LMS 'Black Five' no. 45293.

A significant inmate of Barry was LMS 'Jubilee' class 4-6-0 no. 45699 'Galatea', one of only four survivors of a class of 191. At one time thought to be beyond restoration, having had its centre driving wheels cut, the loco is now being restored at Carnforth.

Ring for details! This unidentified GWR 45XX 2-6-2T typifies the condition from which most Barry locos were restored.

LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no. 47406. The loco was to be further cannibalised before it eventually left Barry and now resides on the Great Central Railway.

LMS 2-8-0 no. 48151 looks well cared for in this shot, taken on 16th August 1975. The loco has since been restored to main line running condition.

Doncaster-built LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 no. 48518, 1973. The loco has now donated its boiler to Didcot's project to recreate Hawksworth ‘County’ 4-6-0 no. 1014 ‘County of Glamorgan’.

GWR 2-8-0T no. 5224 and an unidentified 'Castle'. 5224's is another story with a happy ending; the loco is fully restored and has put in guest appearances at several heritage lines around the UK.

GWR 2-8-0T no.5227. 5227 was built at Swindon in June 1924 and spent the whole of its working life in South Wales being based for most of the time at Ebbw Junction Shed, Newport.

Another look at GWR 2-8-0T no. 5227.

A locomotive which was bound to go for preservation, Somerset & Dorset 2-8-0 no. 53809 on 16th August 1975.