Newton Heath station and Down freight out of Manchester, 1962
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Newton Heath station and Down freight out of Manchester, 1962
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 18 Apr 1962
View SW towards Manchester Victoria on the ex-L&Y main line to West Yorkshire via Todmorden. The Class J freight has an unusually smart ex-WD 2-8-0, No. 90402, which was built by NB Loco as WD No. 78612 and shipped to France in 1/45 for use behind the Armies, returning in 1947, stored at Parkestone Quay for a year or two, then put to work on BR(LMR) as No. 90402, surviving until 4/64.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.507436
Longitude
-2.183759