Gloucester - Cheltenham local train approaching Churchdown

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Gloucester - Cheltenham local train approaching Churchdown

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 7 Aug 1948

View westward, towards Gloucester etc.: GW & Midland Joint main line, quadrupled in 1942. The train is on the (original) Up Main line, headed by '4500' 2-6-2T No. 4567 (built 10/24), a longstanding occupant of Gloucester Depot.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.880152
Longitude
-2.169197