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Description: | In 1936, the go ahead was given to electrify the Manchester-Sheffield mainline.In December 1939, the project was deferred for the duration of the war even though 50 per cent of the civil engineering work had been completed. Several miles of overhead equipment had been erected as well as a new locomotive depot at Darnall.The photograph shows troops digging out a train in Febuary 1940.Even the snowplough is stuck. For more information see; 'Sheffield At War, A Pictorial Account 1939-45', page 40.Cat. No. 940.5442 SQ. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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Publisher: | Picturesheffield Photographic Record | Rights holder: | Sheffield Newspapers Ltd. | Subjects: | Sheffield | Source: | Sheffield Images | Creator: | Picture Sheffield Administrator | Identifier: | http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend... | Language: | EN-GB | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | Go to resource |
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