Paddington - Fishguard Harbour Express at Newport High Street Station - 3 July 1951
Photo reference number: 2375
View eastward, towards all points east, north, and south; ex-GWR South Wales main line. The 15:45 express from Paddington is headed by the penultimate 'Castle', No. 7036 'Taunton Castle' (built 8/50, withdrawn 9/63). It arrived at Fishguard Harbour at 22:00, connecting with the night sailings to Ireland, and conveying a restaurant car all the way. The scene shows Newport Station in its pre-1960s state, before extensive rebuilding.
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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