1962

SK6113 : Sileby: Up iron ore empties on Midland Main Line, 1962

taken 64 years ago, near to Cossington, Leicestershire, England

Sileby: Up iron ore empties on Midland Main Line, 1962
Sileby: Up iron ore empties on Midland Main Line, 1962
View northward from Humble Lane bridge, towards Sileby, Loughborough, Trent and North on the busy four-track main line from London St Pancras via Leicester. Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48359 (built 1944, lasted until 9/67) is returning probably from Stanton Ironworks to the mines near Kettering.

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Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Railways other tags: Stanier 8F 2-8-0 Midland Main Line Iron Ore Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK6113, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ben Brooksbank   (more nearby)
Date Taken
4 June 1962   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 29 April, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 611 136 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.0237N 1:5.7883W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 611 136
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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