HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEM


J72 Joem was 60 years old today. Coming out of Darlington works as no.2151 she was based on a Wilson Worsdell design of 1895. Joem only has 8 more days left at the Colne Valley Railway, we shall be sorry to see her go.

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