Parcels train passes Bolton locomotive shed
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Parcels train passes Bolton locomotive shed
Image: © Martin Tester Taken: 12 Jun 1968
Seen from the shed yard LMS 5MT 4-6-0 45096 heads south with a parcels train. Bolton locomotive shed didn't quite last to the end of steam traction but was one of the last 6 steam sheds. Closure came on 1st July 1968, so 6 weeks before the end. The shed & yard area has now entirely been given over to a residential development which the map tells me is called 'The Sheddings'!
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Image Location
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