Down parcels train approaching Branksome station
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Down parcels train approaching Branksome station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 16 Jun 1951
View eastwards towards Bournemouth Central: ex-LSW London - Southampton etc. - Weymouth/Bournemouth West main line. The locomotive is ex-LSW Drummond T9 4-4-0 No. 30285 (built 1/1900, withdrawn 6/58). The headcode is for a Bournemouth Central - Dorchester goods train.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.728667
Longitude
-1.914088