Taplow Station, with Paddington - Weston-super-Mare express
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Taplow Station, with Paddington - Weston-super-Mare express by Ben Brooksbank as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Taplow Station, with Paddington - Weston-super-Mare express
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 25 Jul 1953
View eastward, towards London; ex-GWR Paddington - Reading and the West main line. This was one of the odd trains to run down to Bath and Bristol via Newbury, Devizes, Bradford-on-Avon. The locomotive is 4-6-0 No. 5983 'Henley Hall' (built 10/38, withdrawn 4/65); it contrasts with newly-painted station.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.523293
Longitude
-0.681522