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The his­toric En­gine No 11, known by many as “The Last Train to San Fer­nan­do,” is about to get some com­pa­ny as the San Fer­nan­do City Cor­po­ra­tion pre­pares to trans­form the area in­to its new fruit court.

The train on Har­ris Prom­e­nade in San Fer­nan­do is En­gine No 11, a 20-ton lo­co­mo­tive built in 1895 by Kit­son and Com­pa­ny of Leeds, Eng­land. It was orig­i­nal­ly part of the Trinidad Gov­ern­ment Rail­way (TGR) fleet and was over­hauled in 1924 be­fore be­ing placed on per­ma­nent dis­play at Har­ris Prom­e­nade in 1966.

Once a makeshift shel­ter for a street dweller, the en­gine now stands be­side a re­vi­talised space where booths have al­ready been in­stalled, and the neigh­bour­ing band­stand is re­ceiv­ing fresh coats of paint.