(9 Nov 1961) The days of the good old steam locos are numbered, and the real veterans are being broken up. Here at Swindon, where many thousands have been built over the past 100 years or so, the oldtimers are being turned into scrap. But they won't be forgotten, there's a big demand for the old number plates, as souvenirs for collectors.

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