Caption:

A picture for the modellers. Idling away to themselves, two

English Electric Type 2 Class 20s stand in Toton yard waiting time to move their trip working to whichever colliery requires it. In typically unkempt condition it is remarkable just how reliable these workhorses were and rather like some animal and bird species who mate for life it was not unknown for their multiple coupled mates to stay together as a couple permanently between works visits or necessary depot repairs. The railway as it was. Replace the diesels with a steam loco and no-one would notice the difference.