Having a chat at Cowes
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Having a chat at Cowes
Image: © John Lucas Taken: Unknown
A train from Ryde has just arrived, hauled by an unidentified class O2 locomotive. The gradient at Cowes allowed running round to be achieved by means of a gravity shunt. Sadly, I don't recall observing this.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.762024
Longitude
-1.298824