Sheffield - York stopping train approaching Wath Road Junction, 1950

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Sheffield - York stopping train approaching Wath Road Junction, 1950

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 28 Apr 1950

Seen from beside the canal just north of Swinton, the train is about to take the Swinton & Knottingley Joint (Midland & NE) line off the ex-Midland Sheffield - Leeds main line. The locomotive is Stanier Class 5 No. 44977 (with self-weighing tender)(built 6/46, withdrawn 11/66).

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.495875
Longitude
-1.309131