Newcastle-on-Tyne - Cardiff Express at Newport High Street - 22 July 1955
Photo reference number: 2378
View eastwards, towards England: ex-GWR South Wales main line, showing the Down main platform at Newport as it was before the major alterations of 1961. The 08:12 from Newcastle has come via York, Sheffield, Birmingham New Street, and Gloucester, where the WR locomotive has taken over; due at Cardiff 16:35. The locomotive is Collett 4-6-0 No. 4918 'Dartington Hall' (built 3/29, withdrawn 6/63).
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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