Steaming up the Churnet Valley
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Steaming up the Churnet Valley by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.
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Steaming up the Churnet Valley
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 28 Dec 2011
Although it gives a dramatic effect to a photograph, the amount and dirty colour of the smoke from this steam train leaving Cheddleton suggests either poor quality coal or a poorly trained crew. But then they are all volunteers. The locomotive is no. 44767.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.067486
Longitude
-2.02906