Eastbound empties descending Worsbrough Bank

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Eastbound empties descending Worsbrough Bank

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 28 Apr 1950

View westward at Strafford Crossing, towards West Silstone Junction, Penistone, Woodhead Tunnel and Manchester: ex-GC Barnsley avoiding line on Wath - Penistone - Manchester main line, soon (1954) to be electrified. The Class J empties is descending the fearsome Worsbrough Bank (3 miles at 1-in-40), headed by Peppercorn K1 2-6-0 No. 62015 (built 7/49, withdrawn 7/65).

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.535954
Longitude
-1.506888