Not so weak & weary

It's not the most artistic framing for a train picture, but sometimes a wedgie still makes for a good photo.  

Twin Cylinder

Vacuum pump on the grounds of Didcot Railway Centre.  Apparently it was used for testing vacuum brakes on locomotives.

Lord Nelson

Does anyone else find those vinyl safety stickers as unnerving as I do?  

According to my 1943 edition of 'British Locomotive Types' this superheated 4-6-0 has a tender capacity of 5 tons of coal, 500 gallons of water and produces a tractive effort of 33,500 lbs at 85% boiler pressure.  

Here's the diagram and full statistics

A slightly different setting