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Looks back over the life of a lady of legend. The first picture of Ayesha with LBSC, a Brighton Pacific tank with Curly's niece Nora, Nora driving Ayesha, Henry Greenly's 2-8-2 Challenger, Henry Greenly, W.J.Bassett-Lowke, photographs by F.L.Compton and L/J/Hibbert, Ayesha with US bell and headlamp on Curly's first up-and-down Polar Route at Purley Oaks (photo: John Baguley collection), Ayesha on the National 2 1/2 Inch Gauge Association stand at Bristol Model Engineering Exhibition in 2017 (Photo: Stephen Kingett, Ayesha being prepared for running at Rugby MES and driven by Ben Pavier on 13 September 2020 |