1989

SP5175 : Continental freight through Rugby

taken 35 years ago, near to Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Continental freight through Rugby
Continental freight through Rugby
It may be thought that rail freight from continental Europe (other than shipping containers) only started with the Channel Tunnel in the 1990s, but in fact there were such services before, using ferry crossings.

Here, electric locomotive 85004 hauls a train of miscellaneous French and German wagons northwards through Rugby station.

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Geographical Context: Railways Place: Rugby Category: Railway goods train other tags: Rail Freight Electric Train Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Electric Train [11] · Electric Locomotive [10] ·
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SP5175, 253 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 3 March, 1989   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 21 February, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 512 758 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:22.7032N 1:14.9037W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 512 759
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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