1955

SJ3697 : Aintree: Grand National Race Specials in Sidings

taken 69 years ago, near to Aintree, Sefton, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title starting with Aintree in this square
Aintree: Grand National Race Specials in Sidings
Aintree: Grand National Race Specials in Sidings
View roughly SW to Aintree Sorting Sidings, where several of the 27 Race Specials were waiting to take racegoers home (all over Britain, from Glasgow to London to Bristol) after the 1955 Grand National. It was a filthy wet and cold day - but I had backed the Winner (Quare Times)! This is a memorable and dramatic scene, by Aintree Sorting Sidings No. 1 Box. These trains were the ones that left from Aintree Racecourse Station, which was to the left and on the ex- Lancashire & Yorkshire Fazakerley Junction - North Mersey line.

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SJ3697, 61 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
26 March 1955   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 August, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 362 974 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.1675N 2:57.7098W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 363 974
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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