Shortly after setting off 50040 is seen skirting the edge of Coventry Airport with the escort vehicle following. (Mark Burrows)

Leviathan is seen proceeding along the A45 around the south side of Coventry. Although Paul had told me which way the locomotive was supposed to be going, opportunities for pictures were relatively limited, partly because shortly after this picture was taken the heavens opened, partly because the heavy traffic made it difficult to get in front safely, partly because I wanted to be in sight of it at all the major junctions where it could have taken an alternative route (just in case), and partly because in the heavy traffic I managed to get my view completely blocked by lorries on two occasions. (Mark Burrows)

Unfortunately the loading process was somewhat delayed, and subsequent delays as a result of waiting an escort, traffic, etc, meant that it was late afternoon before the locomotive arrived at its destination, thereby preventing RRRG members doing any work on the locomotive on the 27th, she is seen above passing Fradley services on the M5, this was the last picture I managed of her before arriving at Simms Metals. (Mark Burrows)

50040 being unloaded at Simms Metals, Halesowen, on 27th June 2008 prior to final scrapping.

50040 moves for the final time. Note the graffito reference on the side to "Rowley" - a well-known 50 basher in the 1980s. 27th June 2008

50040 comes to the last inches of her final journey. 27th June 2008.

Won't these scrappies be more careful?! That needless front end damage is going to make restoring this locomotive so much more difficult...

A view from the other end of the locomotive. 27th June 2008.

Amazingly 50040 had some internal fittings such as doors and conduits that were in better condition than those on 50029 and 50030. RRRG were able to recover a substantial amount of these from the locomotive before The End came.

The other side of 50040 in the yard at Halesowen. Note the reference to long-scrapped classmate 50022 Anson.