1966

SJ3168 : Up train of oil tankers at Shotton (Low Level)

taken 58 years ago, near to Shotton, Flintshire/Sir y Fflint, Wales

Up train of oil tankers at Shotton (Low Level)
Up train of oil tankers at Shotton (Low Level)
View westward, towards Llandudno Junction, Bangor and Holyhead; ex-LNW Chester - Holyhead main line. The locomotive was Stanier 5MT 4-6-0 No. 44863 (built 1945, withdrawn 5/67). (Shotton High Level was on the ex-GC Bidston - Wrexham line, which is seen crossing on the left).

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Geographical Context: Railways Railway: Chester and Holyhead other tags: LMS 4-6-0 Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Llandudno Junction [2] Other Photos: · Llandudno - Leeds express east of Shotton Low Level ·
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SJ3168, 82 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
30 July 1966   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 2 December, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3102 6890 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:12.7599N 3:2.0631W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 3103 6890
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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