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Not many remained in Britain after WW2. They were spread out over large parts of Europe and remained in service for quite a while afterwards. I believe some went to Korea and some did a double transit of the Atlantic.


The lower photo is at Ropley on the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line). It had a reputation for making a lot of noise from its whistle.

> On 25 April 2019 at 13:16 NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>     On 4/24/2019 8:54 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
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>         > > ’d be interested in seeing some more photos.  I found quite a few videos of 2-8-0’s that were still running in England after the war.
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>     My namesake - Big Jim!
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>     Jimmy Lisle
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