D6122 North British Class 21 diesel-electric seen at Barry Scrapyard in 1975
D6122 - last survivor of the North British Class 21s, seen languishing at Woodham's scrapyard, Barry, surrounded by rusting steam locomotives.

<b>The British Rail Class 21</b> was a type of Type 2 diesel-electric locomotive built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow for British Rail in 1958–1960. They were numbered D6100-D6157. Thirty-eight of the locomotives were withdrawn by August 1968; the rest were rebuilt with bigger engines to become Class 29, although those locos only lasted until 1971.

The remaining 38 locomotives retained their original NBL/MAN engines until they were withdrawn from service between December 1967 and August 1968 and sold for scrap. Most were cut up by Scottish scrap dealers McWilliams of Shettleston or Barnes and Bell of Coatbridge, but locomotive D6122 was sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, where it languished until 1980 before being broken up. None have survived. <b>D6122</b> was used for a re-railing demonstration at Hither Green, Southern Region on 2 November 1967 before being scrapped. More info here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_21_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_21_</a>(NBL)

Taken with my basic Kodak Brownie using 120 roll film.
<b>Photo finally uploaded after a visit to the restoration bureau</b>

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