Castle Class 4-6-0 locomotive with an eastbound train, Twerton ? 1962

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Castle Class 4-6-0 locomotive with an eastbound train, Twerton ? 1962 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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Castle Class 4-6-0 locomotive with an eastbound train, Twerton ? 1962

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 1 Sep 1962

A very serendipitous view, as it was taken from a train on the Somerset and Dorset line descending into Bath. The large numbers on the front of the engine are a train number in Great Western, later Western Region, style, completely hiding the locomotive's number, so it is unidentifiable.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.379724
Longitude
-2.385742