6024 South Moreton 13 November 1999

With a heavily scorched smokebox, King Class 4-6-0 6024 King Edward I passes South Moreton on 13 November 1999 with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z42 04:42 Crewe to Weymouth 'Wessex Royale' railtour. Although the burnt smokebox door had got considerably worse than when I saw it a little earlier at Tackley, it wasn't that the caused the loco to be declared a failure at Weymouth, but a problem with one of the valves. 33109, which can just be seen amid the swirling smoke on the rear of the train was already helping out by pushing as required at this point. It had to take over completely and bring the train back to Crewe from Weymouth unaided.