Various parts of the dismantled Crab sit forlornly on the overgrown concrete

The left hand side of 35011. The boiler handrail remains in place, but little else

Her identity may be missing but the remaining piece of cab sheeting still proudly proclaims her as a member of the Merchant Navy class.

35011: Even in this shocking condition, the scale and power of the Merchant Navy can be sensed

35011's left hand driving wheels

35011's cab and boiler backhead. The firehole yawns wide, waiting for a shovel full of coal that might never come

35011's trailing truck

Zoomed out shot showing 35011's trailing truck, cab base, and ashpan

35011's right hand drivers, and the remains of the running plate. Plants appear to be growing out of the front sand filler

"TEL BTN 566151"...a Barry reservation message?

A spider works to create a new cylinder cladding for 35011

35011's faded buffer beam

A close-up of 35011's right hand cylinder

The front right hand wheel of 35011's leading bogie

35011's centre right hand driver

35011's drivers and firebox

The remains of the brake gear

Right hand cylinder and slidebar

35011's trailing truck

Facing towards an uncertain future

35011's cab, 3/4 view

The Crab's tender tank...or the world's largest flowerpot?

The Crab's tender tank from a different angle

At least 35011 retains some of her dignity by remaining basically in one piece...the Crab is a truly mournful sight

The Crab, with 35011 in the background

The Crab, L-R: Main frames and cab base, one pair of driving wheels, smokebox and boiler, tender frames, tender tank

The remains of the cab, plus a small trolley

The instantly recognisable step over the left hand cylinder of the Crab

Her identity is also rusting away...just visible on the cabside are the numbers 42859

Buried in the undergrowth in front of the frames: 42859's cab roof

One last shot of the Crab's left hand cylinder and the gap where the leading driver should be