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Description: | B1 61384 at Sheffield Victoria after hauling a train from Retford. This was the Sheffield portion of the West Riding express, from London Kings Cross to Leeds, which divided at Retford. The loco was based at Retford and this service was the last regular steam-hauled train into Victoria. There were three through-carriages' to Sheffield. Steam haulage of the service finished within a few weeks of the date of this photograph. The engine had just arrived from Retford (Notts.) with three carriages which would terminate here. These had been detached from the King's Cross to Leeds Central 'West Riding' express. Haulage was usually provided by a Retford-based B1. Exceptions to that arrangement occurred in 1965 on 23 January and again in late-February, when an Immingham (Lincs.) B1, no. 61250 (qv image V00560) was a replacement. This was the last regularly steam-hauled train serving Victoria station, surviving for a few more weeks after the date of the photograph. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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01 Sheffield Wicker Area |
Publisher: | Picturesheffield Photographic Record | Rights holder: | J A Thickitt | 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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