Westbound GWR freight near Churchdown, 1949
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Westbound GWR freight near Churchdown, 1949
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 30 Jul 1949
View eastward on the busy Cheltenham - Gloucester main lines, shared by the GW and LMS Railways for their traffic from the Birmingham direction to South Wales and Bristol, also GWR Cheltenham to London. The Class D freight is headed by 'Grange' 4-6-0 no. 6862 'Derwent Grange' (built 2/39, withdrawn 6/65).
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Image Location
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51.884327
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-2.139429