London express heading south from Hooton, 1966

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The photograph on this page of London express heading south from Hooton, 1966 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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London express heading south from Hooton, 1966

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 20 Sep 1966

Former LMS 2-6-4 tank engines were the mainstay of passenger working between Birkenhead and Chester, including the expresses to London Paddington. These trains had to reverse direction at Chester where a more obviously express locomotive would take over the train. Most of the expresses made the intermediate stop at Hooton to connect for Ellesmere Port, and 42657 is clearly making a spirited start from the station stop.

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