Paddington - Plymouth express passing Taplow
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Paddington - Plymouth express passing Taplow
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 25 Jul 1953
View eastward, towards London: ex-GW Paddington - Reading etc. main line. The 17.30 from Paddington - Plymouth (due 22.05)/Kingswear is rushing through headed by ex-GW Collett 4-6-0 No. 5015 'Kingswear Castle' (built 7/32, withdrawn 4/63). This is just one of the later expresses of the countless number that have passed through here constantly all day on a Summer Saturday.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.52311
Longitude
-0.681239