A 'Castle' on a Down express on the Slow line west of Slough
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A 'Castle' on a Down express on the Slow line west of Slough
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 3 May 1959
View eastward, towards Slough and Paddington; ex-GWR main line Paddington - Reading and the West. It is a Sunday and the Fast lines (on the right) are being relaid. A materials train is on the Down siding, across the west curve from the Windsor Branch. Built right back in 6/25, No. 4087 'Cardigan Castle' has recently been renovated with a double-chimney and is working the 17.00 Paddington - Paignton/Plymouth; it gave another 4½ years service. (Note the LNER (?Great Northern) full-brake behind the engine).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.513266
Longitude
-0.599956