Gresford PO wagons 1934

[stephebm]

The Western Mail newspaper 4/4/2025 page3, contained a photo taken after the Gresford Colliery explosion 22/8/1934, of an area around the pit head. In sight are 12 of their PO wagons. What caught my eye is that only 2 of the wagons are heavily weathered, the others are only lightly weathered. It seems unlikely that these have been posed for the photo with the crowds of local people awaiting developments. Of the ones where the wagon ids are visible there are nos 632, 622, ?74. All are IMHO 12T capacity.