GWR Autotrain at Heywood Station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of GWR Autotrain at Heywood Station by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
GWR Autotrain at Heywood Station
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Oct 2015
The GWR Autocoach (or auto-trailer) is a type of coach that was used by the Great Western Railway for push-pull trains powered by a steam locomotive. The distinguishing design feature of an autocoach is the driving cab at one end, allowing the driver to control the train without needing to be located in the cab of the steam locomotive. This eliminates the need to run the engine round to the other end of the coach at the end of each journey; the precursor to the introduction to the extremely popular Diesel Multiple Units. This photograph shows GWR autocoach 163 at Heywood station. The cab of this coach will become the driving cab for the return journey to Bury. The steam locomotive can just be seen behind. It is positioned in the middle of two autocoaches and can be seen better in see Image
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.58928
Longitude
-2.207833