Climbing the ramp, Widnes ? 1967
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Climbing the ramp, Widnes ? 1967
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 22 Feb 1967
An unidentifiable Stanier 8F climbs the ramp up to the Runcorn Bridge over the River Mersey on the main line from Liverpool to Crewe. Although the line was electrified, much of the freight traffic continued to be operated by steam locomotives. In the foreground is West Deviation Junction. The deviation was an alternative route through Widnes, opened in 1869 by the LNWR, which provided a new station in the town for the company and also avoided a level crossing with the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway. It was part of the LNWR's secondary route between Liverpool and Manchester/Stockport via Warrington. The photograph was taken from the signal box controlling the junction. Rules for access were much less strictly adhered to in those days.
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