
The partially dismantled remains of Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 4-6-2 (6984/1940) number 1503 'El Basra' stands in the yard at Shalchiyah Works in the outskirts of Baghdad on 13/3/1967. Photo Basil Roberts

The partially dismantled remains of Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 4-6-2 (6984/1940) number 1503 'El Basra' stands in the yard at Shalchiyah Works in the outskirts of Baghdad on 13/3/1967. Photo Basil Roberts