Workington - London express at Farington
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Workington - London express at Farington
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 1 Aug 1959
View northward, towards Preston and the North: ex-Lancashire Union (LNW & L&Y Joint) section of the WCML. The 10.53 from Workington via Barrow should reach Euston at 19.30, here headed by Stanier 'Jubilee' 6P 4-6-0 No. 45586 'Mysore' (built 11/34, withdrawn 1/65). The bridge above the train carries the ex-L&Y (East Lancashire) Lostock Hall loop line. Farington station was closed not long after, on 7/3/60. (See also Image] and Image]).
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Image Location
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53.72243
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-2.697835