Birmingham - Liverpool relief express near Weaver Junction
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Birmingham - Liverpool relief express near Weaver Junction
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 23 Apr 1962
View southward, towards Crewe on the WCML (recently electrified between Crewe and Liverpool). The 17.20 Relief from Birmingham New Street is headed by Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44816 (built 1944, withdrawn 7/68 - one of the last).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.277461
Longitude
-2.622777