Locomotive Parade, Rainhill, 1980: 0-6-0ST 'Robert'
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Locomotive Parade, Rainhill, 1980: 0-6-0ST 'Robert'
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 24 May 1980
One of some 391 locomotives to this design built for the Ministry of Supply and War Department from 1943-1953. This one was WD No 75091 'Robert', later bought by the National Coal Board and renumbered 7. A very large number of these lcomotives survive at various locations.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.420828
Longitude
-2.748711