1964

SX1063 : Down express near Respryn Bridge, 1964

taken 62 years ago, near to Trebyan, Cornwall, England

Down express near Respryn Bridge, 1964
Down express near Respryn Bridge, 1964
This location where a road crosses the railway near Respryn Bridge has proved popular with geograph-ers over the years Link .

This view shows a Warship Class diesel-hydraulic locomotive. These locomotives were specific to the Western Region of British Railways which opted for hydraulic rather than electric transmission. They were based on the German V200 class which had proved successful and were the direct successors to steam express operation.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Railways other tags: Railway Train Express Train Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Respryn Bridge [9] · Near Respryn Bridge [2] ·
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SX1063, 40 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
September 1964   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 7 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1006 6351 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:26.4375N 4:40.5778W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1000 6346
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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