London express pulling away from Edge Hill, Liverpool
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London express pulling away from Edge Hill, Liverpool
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 12 Jun 1959
View westward from Picton Road bridge, towards Edge Hill and Lime Street stations, ex-LNW main lines from Crewe and from Manchester, flanked by the lines to Wapping Goods to the left and Waterloo Goods to the right. The 11.05 express to Euston is on the Up Fast line, headed by Stanier 'Jubilee' 6P 4-6-0 No. 45681 'Aboukir' (built 12/35, withdrawn 9/64). On the left are the Edge Hill Down Sidings, Spekeland Road Goods and the Carriage Depot, also the lines to Wapping: on the right are the lines to Waterloo and the sidings serving the Edge Hill Goods Depot and Fruit & Vegetable Market. The signalbox in the middle distance is Edge Hill No. 2. Behind the camera is the great complex of Edge Hill Sorting Sidings and its junctions. (See also Image...)
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