The Royal Train passing Harringay West on its way to York
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The Royal Train passing Harringay West on its way to York
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 8 Jun 1961
View southward from the Up Fast platform; ex-Great Northern ECML. Gresley A4 Pacific No. 60028 'Walter K. Whigham', resplendent and with four-lamp headcode heads the Royal Train conveying H.M. the Queen and the Royal Party for the wedding of the Duke of Kent at York Minster. (They didn't trust a Diesel on the Royal Train in those days).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.577442
Longitude
-0.104844