Up train of oil tankers at Shotton (Low Level)
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Up train of oil tankers at Shotton (Low Level)
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 30 Jul 1966
View westward, towards Llandudno Junction, Bangor and Holyhead; ex-LNW Chester - Holyhead main line. The locomotive was Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44863 (built 1945, withdrawn 5/67). (Shotton High Level was on the ex-GC Bidston - Wrexham line, which is seen crossing on the left).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.212664
Longitude
-3.034384