Railway Sidings at Agecroft Power Station
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Railway Sidings at Agecroft Power Station
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 Sep 1981
RSH saddle tank locomotive "Agecroft 3", complete with replica 1830s carriages, gives passenger rides during the open day to mark the last day of operation for the three steam locomotives at Agecroft Power Station. Built in 1948 and purchased by the Salford Corporation Electricity Department to shunt coal wagons between the Agecroft Colliery the power station on the opposite side of Agecroft Road. The railway became largely obsolete when the conveyor (above and to the left of the train) was built to carry coal from the mines.
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