GWR Autotrain at Heywood
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GWR Autotrain at Heywood
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 18 Oct 2015
A visiting GWR autotrain is about to pass under the Manchester Road Bridge after leaving the ELR's Heywood Station. Ex-GWR Pannier Tank 0-6-0 Number 6430 is in the middle of two autocoaches which were 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.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.589276
Longitude
-2.210401