1949

SS7494 : GW '6700' 0-6-0PT shunting at Briton Ferry

taken 75 years ago, near to Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot/Castell-Nedd Port Talbot, Wales

GW '6700' 0-6-0PT shunting at Briton Ferry
GW '6700' 0-6-0PT shunting at Briton Ferry
No. 6762 is one of the newer '6700' 0-6-0PTs. Built post-Nationalisation in 11/48, it lasted until 3/63. There were still extensive sidings at Briton Ferry in 1949.

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Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
31 August 1949   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 7413 9478 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.2619N 3:49.2154W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 7413 9478
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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