Sherman Firefly Era_Post Privatisation 1995 Onwards Robert Adley's mission in 1966

Robert Adley's mission in 1966 was to photograph in colour (at a time when colour photography was still comparatively rare) the last days of working steam in Britain

After the HST Mk3 coach variant was introduced

such as to the curvature of the front plates and the addition of streamlined plating to the front and rear

Thompson decided to rebuild the 2-8-2 P2 Class locomotives as the new A2/2 Class

Sherman Firefly Era_Post Privatisation 1995 Onwards Robert Adley's mission in 1966As Allied forces began to move off the D Day beaches and into the Normandy countryside, they knew they would be facing strong opposition from German Panzer units, including the feared Heavy Tank Battalions. Fortunately, they now had a tank which was capable of taking on the Tigers and Panthers, in the form of the Sherman Firefly, a British designed marriage of the M4 Sherman and their famous 17 pounder anti tank gun. Usually deployed in a ratio of one