1959
SD4632 : Up expresses racing at Salwick
taken 65 years ago, near to Clifton, Lancashire, England
Up expresses racing at Salwick
View westward, towards Blackpool and Fleetwood. This is another shot taken on the thrilling Summer Saturday (1 August 1959) I spent there, cf.
SD4632 : Salwick Station, with trains racing: here the trains are coming from Blackpool - the opposite direction. On the left is Hughes/Fowler 5P4F 2-6-0 No. 42775 on an unidentified Relief, that on the right is headed by Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45428 on the 09.35 Blackpool North to Nottingham. No. 45428 has been preserved on the East Lancashire Railway and nowadays carries a nameplate, 'Eric Treacy' - in memory of the celebrated railway photographer and Bishop of Wakefield.
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