Empty stock train approaching Lawrence Hill, running Down towards Bristol
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Empty stock train approaching Lawrence Hill, running Down towards Bristol
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 11 Aug 1962
View northward, towards Stapleton Road, Filton Junction, then South Wales via the Severn Tunnel, to Gloucester and the North, also eastward via Badminton to Swindon and London: ex-GWR main lines. The locomotive is Collett 4-6-0 No. 5963 'Wimpole Hall' (built 7/36, withdrawn 6/64).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.461997
Longitude
-2.56363