Rochdale - Blackpool express approaching Farington
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Rochdale - Blackpool express approaching Farington
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 20 Jun 1957
View southward, towards Euxton Junction then Wigan and the South on the WCML, and Bolton and Manchester Victoria on the L&Y main line. (See Image] for more detail). The 16.35 from Rochdale has come via Bolton and is headed by LMS Fowler 6'9" 3-cylinder Compound 4P 4-4-0 No. 41193 (built 1932, withdrawn 11/58).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.721087
Longitude
-2.697055