The Story of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
June 10, 2026
Midland 4F No. 43924
£9.95
Midland 4F No. 43924 – This is Your Life
By Fiona Kennaugh
A 32-page paperback book describing the life of this unique Midland locomotive No. 43924. The engine became famous for being the very first to be bought and moved out of the famous Woodhams scrapyard at Barry – in September 1968. Last based at Bristol, it was close to the scrapyards in South Wales and fortunate to go to Woodhams as it was to remain there for eventual preservation by the Midland 4F Society based at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
We hear the history of this engine dating from 1920 and its period in BR operation. Fiona’s father Alec Macdonald was to join forces with Ian Johnson and prepare 43924 and bring the engine to Yorkshire, by rail, all the way from South Wales. It was restored and put into use once more in 1970.
This book describes the events and is well-illustrated with archive black & white and colour photographs up to date.
32 pages £9.95
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