Down freight train in Nithsdale south of Sanquhar
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Down freight train in Nithsdale south of Sanquhar
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 26 Sep 1961
View SE from A76 where it accompanies the ex-Glasgow & South Western main line, Carlisle - Dumfries - Glasgow in Nithsdale. The train is a Class K local goods, headed by Hughes/Fowler 5P4F 2-6-0 No. 42919. In the distance is probably Cairnkinna Hill (1,819 ft.).
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Image Location
Latitude
55.358274
Longitude
-3.903433