1957

SU5290 : Down express rushing through Didcot on Christmas Eve

taken 66 years ago, near to Didcot, Oxfordshire, England

Down express rushing through Didcot on Christmas Eve
Down express rushing through Didcot on Christmas Eve
View eastward, towards Reading and Paddington: ex-GWR Main Line, London - Swindon etc. Leaking steam badly but travelling at 70+ mph, Collett-design 4-6-0 No. 7034 'Ince Castle' (built 8/50, withdrawn 6/65) is working one of the numerous Christmas Holiday expresses from Paddington, probably for Bristol or South Wales.

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Geographical Context: Railways other tags: GWR Main Line GWR 4-6-0 Didcot Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SU5290, 665 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
24 December 1957   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 525 905 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.6589N 1:14.5848W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 525 905
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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