Heavy Freight Through Warrington
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Heavy Freight Through Warrington by Martin Addison 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
Heavy Freight Through Warrington
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: Unknown
40019 about to pass under Warrington Bank Quay station with a mixed freight. The first three wagons are Presflo's - bulk powder carriers,initially used for cement. The class 40's were initially built for express passenger use but were demoted as lighter and more powerful types became available. They provided many years of sterling service on heavy freight trains and were particularly synonymous with the northwest of England. From the pink on the embankments it looks like the Rosebay Willowherb was growing well in 1981.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.385523
Longitude
-2.602102