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Description: | The V2 locomotives were powerful mixed traffic engines. Here no. 60886 is taking water at the southern end of platform 6. The engine is hauling an express. On London bound journeys, at this time steam locomotives worked as far as Leicester Midland station. 60886 was based (shedded) at York, so it is likely that the train was travelling via Birmingham. This was one of the two York V2s' which arrived on southbound expresses within around one hour of each other (an unusual event at this time). Probably both were substituting for failed 'Type 4' diesel locomotives, which were the usual express motive-power by this date. | Format: | JPEG/IMAGE | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ |
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01 Sheffield City Centre |
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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