Down train of new carriages at site of Madeley Station
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Down train of new carriages at site of Madeley Station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 19 Apr 1962
View southwards, towards Stafford, Rugby and London; ex-London & North Western West Coast Main line. The masts and wires for electrification are up, but it was four years before electric trains reached London (Euston). The train, running under Class C headlamps, is headed by Hughes/Fowler 5P4F 2-6-0 No. 42852. Madeley Station had long been closed to passengers, on 4/2/52.
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