Newport High Street after its 1961 rearrangements; a Diesel-hauled train of car-flats passes a Pannier 0-6-0T - 6 April 1965
Photo reference number: 2398
View westward, from the new Down main (island) platform, towards Cardiff, etc., on the ex-GW South Wales main line, the Western Valleys, etc. A Station Pilot, Collett '8750' class 0-6-0PT No. 3662 (built 2/40, withdrawn 8/65), stands at the demoted Down platform, while Brush Type 4 (later Class 47) 2,750hp Co-Co Diesel No. D1697 (built 12/63, withdrawn as 47.109 in 8/87) brings a long train of flat wagons for transporting new cars along the Up Through line.
Photo by Ben Brooksbank. Before he died in 2018, Ben uploaded an extensive collection of his work onto the website www.geograph.org.uk to make the photos available for enthusiasts. The Newport images are reproduced here and are freely useable under the Creative Commons license. There is no need to acknowledge the license if sharing the images here because these versions have the license details at the bottom.
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