Eastbound freight entering Manchester Exchange Station
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Eastbound freight entering Manchester Exchange Station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 27 Jul 1966
View westward from the end of Platform 5, towards Ordsall Lane/Salford etc. etc., with an eastbound Class K freight passing, headed by BR Standard (Caprotti valve-gear) 4-6-0 No. 73144. On the left Trinity Church is prominent; on the right are the lines into Victoria Station, and Deal Street Box (controlling all) is visible behind the locomotive.
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Image Location
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53.485835
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-2.24907