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ST6073 : West-to-North express struggling up out of Bristol through Lawrence Hill

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West-to-North express struggling up out of Bristol through Lawrence Hill

View southward, towards Lawrence Hill, Dr Day's Bridge Junction, Bristol etc.: ex-GWR main lines west-, north- and eastwards from Bristol, through Stapleton Road and up to Filton Junction. (The ex-Midland line out towards Mangotsfield, Gloucester and the North, also Bath, is on the bridge above the train. The Summer Saturday 12.00 Kingswear - Manchester Piccadilly is headed by Collett 4-6-0 No. 6810 'Blakemere Grange' (built 11/36, withdrawn 10/64): it will run via the Severn Tunnel, Pontypool Road, Hereford to Shrewsbury, where an LMR engine will take over and run via Crewe.

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1962

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Grid Square: ST6073, 64 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ben Brooksbank (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: 11 August 1962 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 28 April, 2012
Geographical Context: Railways
Subject Location: OSGB36: ST 609 737 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:27.6766N 2:33.8259W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: ST 609 737
View Direction: SOUTH (about 180 degrees)