The unmistakable outline of a GWR 56XX 0-6-2T. This is no. 5668, dating from 1926 and nowadays in store at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway.

A GWR class 56XX viewed from another locomotive.

Three GWR 0-6-0PT pannier tanks find safety in numbers at Barry in 1973.

GWR 'Hall' class 4-6-0 no. 5952 'Cogan Hall'. The loco awaits restoration at the Cambrian Railways Trust, Oswestry.

'King' class 4-6-0 no. 6023 'King Edward II', now at Didcot.

'King' class 4-6-0 no. 6024 'King Edward I', nowadays active on the main line, during its sojourn at Barry. The loco left the yard for preservation in 1973.

LNER Thompson B1 4-6-0 no. 61264 at Barry on 16th August 1975. This loco is once again active on the main line, most notably on the West Highland 'Jacobite' railtours.

Former GWR 0-6-2T no. 6634. After a period at the East Somerset Railway, the loco passed to Crewe Heritage Centre for restoration.

Sunshine & snow. At the centre is 1948-built 'Modified Hall' no. 6984, 'Owsden Hall', now under restoration at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.

The unique prototype BR 8P Pacific no. 71000 Duke of Gloucester in 1973; the following year the loco left for restoration after more than six years at Barry.

LMS 'Jinty' 0-6-0T no. 7298 is at the centre of this shot, taken in 1973. 7298 was rescued the following year and is now active at the Llangollen Railway. The 16T mineral wagons are a clue to the survival of so many locomotives; Woodhams found it more cost effective to dispose of those in preference to the more complex locos - which, in the event, the company was able to resell to preservationists!

BR standard 5MT 4-6-0 no. 73096. This is another of preservation's great success stories; the locomotive is now active on the Mid Hants Railway and has put in frequent appearances on main line specials.

BR 5MT 'Standard 5' 4-6-0 no. 73156, currently under restoration at Loughborough.

BR standard 4MT 4-6-0 no. 75079. The loco was eventually rescued for restoration at the Plym Valley Railway.

A coating of red oxide primer has made BR standard 4MT 2-6-0 no. 76084 look a little less forlorn!

BR standard 2-6-4T no. 80080, one of 15 similar locos still in existence, and is now at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley.

BR 2-6-4T no. 80097, another of the numerous 4MTs in preservation.

Another BR standard 4 2-6-4T. Made redundant by the electrification of the London, Tilbury and Southend line in the early '60s a number of the class were transferred to the Western Region and eventually found their way to Barry - which ensured their survival.

Most of the locomotives in this section have survived the cutter's torch; many of them have been restored to working order. Here's a last look at one which didn't escape; BR '9F' 2-10-0 no. 92085 which was cut up in July 1980.

The remains of 9F 2-10-0 no. 92085, withdrawn from Birkenhead in December 1966 and cut up in July 1980.

The firebox of 9F no. 92085 after the rest of the loco had been disposed of. RIP.

More remains.

Looking pretty much complete, with most of its motion is BR '9F' no. 92214. 92214 was built by British Railways at Swindon works and delivered new to Banbury shed in 1959; it was condemned on 9th August 1965. Rescued for preservation in 1980, it now runs at the East Lancs Railway.

BR '9F' no. 92219, built 1960, withdrawn for scrap....September 1965. The loco was rescued in 1985 and remains in ex-Barry condition at the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley.

Another view of 9F 2-10-0 no. 92219 at Barry.

Nowadays a familiar sight on the preservation scene, this was BR built 0-6-0PT no. 9466 on 16th August 1975.

The weeds take over, growing quite well in the remains of the smokebox ash from this locomotive's last steaming!

The remains of a British Railways 1956-style logo, viewed through the frames of a locomotive standing nearby.

Wheel and weeds.

Chimney.

Flower and a firebox, June 1984.

Asbestos!

Walkway. In the 1970s and '80s visitors to Barry could wander around freely and climb on locomotives. I wonder what modern health and safety legislation would make of it?

The smouldering remains of some scrapped BR brake vans. It was such work which saved so many locomotives from the torch.

Four locomotives of BR and GWR origin awaiting rescue. The causeway for the line from Barry to Barry Island can be seen in the background.

Accompanied by GWR 2-8-2T no. 7200 is former WR 'Warship' diesel-hydraulic no. D601 'Ark Royal'. The loco was cut in 1980.