Reddish Loco Depot
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Reddish Loco Depot
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: Unknown
Rows of class 76 1500v DC electric locomotives stand beside the depot buildings. Built for the Woodhead route in the early 1950's, the decision in the late 1950's to go for 25Kv AC traction on future electrifications made them obsolescent overnight. The Woodhead route closed in 1981 and the class were withdrawn en-masse in July of that year.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.450561
Longitude
-2.169058