Down express freight on the West Coast Main Line passing Hilderstone, 1960
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Down express freight on the West Coast Main Line passing Hilderstone, 1960
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: Unknown
Headed by Stanier 'Black 5' 4-6-0 locomotive 44574. The attractive original stone arch bridge was replaced by a much more mundane concrete girder bridge when the line was electrified.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.183088
Longitude
-2.738669