A J39 0-6-0 on Grantham Shed

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A J39 0-6-0 on Grantham Shed

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 13 Apr 1947

There were 289 of these large 0-6-0's designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for the LNER: they were generally useful for freight, and at times for passenger, work, throughout the system. No. 4965 was one of several allocated to Grantham Shed.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.905591
Longitude
-0.644113