Two Firsts at Swansea railway station
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Two Firsts at Swansea railway station
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 13 Mar 2015
When these First Great Western trains arrived at Swansea, this was the back of each train. Because Swansea is a dead-end station http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4383591 this will be the front of each train when they leave. In 2015, with power units and a cab at each end, this is straightforward. In the steam era, and when a diesel locomotive was used, a replacement locomotive from Landore depot had to be attached to this end of a train for the onward journey.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.626984
Longitude
-3.939024