Bolton Trinity St. station: Up express and Down freight
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Bolton Trinity St. station: Up express and Down freight
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 10 Jun 1959
View southward, towards Manchester: ex-L&Y Manchester - Preston, Blackburn etc. main lines. The 10.15 Fleetwood/Blackpool North to Manchester Victoria stands at the Up main platform, headed by (unrebuilt) 'Patriot' class 6P5F 4-6-0 No. 45509 'Derbyshire Yeomanry' (built 8/32, named 1951, withdrawn 6/62), while on the Down Through line a Class J empties passes, headed by ex-WD 2-8-0 No. 90204. This engine was built by NE Loco as No. 7239 (later 77239) in 10/43 and loaned to the LNER at York and to the SR: it was shipped to France in 1/45, worked in Belgium and returned to England in 1947. It was stored on the GWR at Kingham and eventually put to work on the LMR (as 90204) in 1/50, staying on at various depots on the LMR - apart from an interlude at Colwick - until withdrawn in 6/65.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.572439
Longitude
-2.424448