WD 2-8-0 on empty coach train at Kirkham & Wesham
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WD 2-8-0 on empty coach train at Kirkham & Wesham
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 8 Sep 1962
View NW, towards Blackpool and Fleetwood, Kirkham & Wesham Station being to the right. (See Image for details). The use of an ex-War Department 2-8-0 (No. 90645) on such a working was due to the very heavy Blackpool Illuminations traffic - note the Reporting Number chalked on the smokebox.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.78774
Longitude
-2.892748