Heritage Railway

The 'Shenfield Shark': Essex icon is no more

A SHARK brake van which stood marooned next to a main line station siding for three decades despite efforts by enthusiasts to have it saved has been scrapped.

There are not many pieces of rolling stock that develop a cult following; locomotives catch the eye of the majority and encourage people out to travel. That is even truer when it comes to main line steam, with local residents often flocking to boundary fences

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