Shunting at Cambois Colliery staithes, 1967
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Shunting at Cambois Colliery staithes, 1967
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 17 Apr 1967
This was a National Coal Board line about 2 miles long linking Cambois Colliery with staithes on the east bank of the River Blyth. Locomotive No.1 shunts a rake of typically north-eastern area wagons with tapered sides.
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Image Location
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55.13425
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-1.507471