2018

SJ8248 : Tracks to the Trenches - troop transportation

taken 6 years ago, near to Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Tracks to the Trenches - troop transportation
Tracks to the Trenches - troop transportation
The Apedale Valley Light Railway's event to remember the railways in WWI. Here we see LR2478 hauling a trailer full of troops in WWI attire including puttees. LR2478 is a 20 horsepower Motor Rail tractor built in 1918 as works No. 1757. It possibly never made it to France and the front but by 1920 it was acquired by the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway to work sand quarries in that area. Behind the train is a demonstration WWI trench.

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Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway Train other tags: Apedale Valley Light Railway WWI Simplex Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Great War Centenary Automatic Clusters: · Event at Apedale [24] · Tracks to the Trenches [18] ·
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SJ8248, 172 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 July, 2018   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 14 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 824 484 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:1.9769N 2:15.8249W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 824 484
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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