Down (westbound) freight on the Midland line approaching Walton from Peterborough

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Down (westbound) freight on the Midland line approaching Walton from Peterborough

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 26 Aug 1950

View SE, towards Peterborough North with the ECML on the left: ex-Midland Peterborough (East and North) - Stamford - Melton Mowbray - Leicester/Nottingham line. The Class H freight is headed by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 44458 (built 1928, withdrawn 10/65). On the left is Brotherwood's Factory and the rear of an Up ECML express can be glimpsed.

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Image Location

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52.602179
Longitude
-0.271789