Pioneer SR Diesel on the Down 'Royal Wessex' express at West Byfleet
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Pioneer SR Diesel on the Down 'Royal Wessex' express at West Byfleet
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 11 Jul 1953
View eastward, towards London; ex-London & South Western Waterloo - West of England main line. The 16.30 Waterloo - Bournemouth/Weymouth 'The Royal Wessex' is for a while being hauled by the first (No. 10201) of the three pioneer Diesels designed by Bulleid for the SR and built at Ashford Works in 1950-54. From 4/55 they were transferred to the LMR and became the basis of the later English-Electric Type 4 1-Co-Co-1 BR Class 40s.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.34032
Longitude
-0.503296