Coniston station, 1951
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Coniston station, 1951
Image: © Walter Dendy, deceased Taken: 4 Aug 1951
View southward, towards the train-shed of this terminus of the ex-Furness Railway branch from Foxfield, closed 6/10/58 to passengers, 3/4/62 to goods. On the branch-train is an Ivatt LMS class 2 2-6-2T, fitted with Westinghouse pump for auto-train working. Behind the camera the lines converged and continued as a single mineral line towards the mines.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.368271
Longitude
-3.079228