1962

SJ5974 : Liverpool - Birmingham express passing Acton Bridge station in the snow

taken 63 years ago, near to Acton Bridge, Cheshire West And Chester, England

Liverpool - Birmingham express passing Acton Bridge station in the snow
Liverpool - Birmingham express passing Acton Bridge station in the snow
View NW, towards Liverpool, also Preston, Carlisle and Scotland (WCML). The line from Crewe to Liverpool had been electrified for a year, but owing to the snow the 14.55 Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street had reverted this time to steam haulage, with Stanier Princess - Coronation Pacific No. 46251 'City of Nottingham (6/44, withdrawn 9/64).

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Geographical Context: Railways other tags: WCML LMS 4-6-2 Station Main-Line Electrification Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Long Winter 1962-3 Automatic Clusters: · City of Birmingham [2] · Snow [2] ·
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SJ5974, 46 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
27 December 1962   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5989 7453 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:15.9742N 2:36.1694W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 5989 7453
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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