I am on holiday but...

I just randomly searched Howards of Bedford in Google Images and came up with this,

Its a Howards No 957 built in 1926 it was used for shunting in the Factory yard.


Here is the Bio I lifted from the Bluebell Railway Website the direct Address to the page is HERE

"Built by Howards in 1926, No 957 was used to shunt their agricultural implement and railway wagon factory sidings in Bedford. The Britannia Iron & Steel Works Ltd took over the site in 1932 to make pipe fittings and continued using it until a larger shunting loco was obtained in 1965. Through the intervention of a local enthusiast the company presented 957 to the Bluebell Railway where it was used for light shunting until about 1969. Under the auspicies of the Alf Brown Group an overhaul was begun in the 1970s at Horsted Keynes which had to include new wheelsets, and No.957 made its debut at the Bluebell's 50th Anniversary Gala in August 2010."


here are the pictures

I am going to email their site and ask if they have any additional information about this train, you never know we might even get more information about Howards in general.