Down iron ore train entering Newport - 5 June 1961
Photo reference number: 2381
View eastward, on the ex-GW main lines towards Maindee Junctions/Hereford/Shrewsbury, Severn Tunnel Junction/Gloucester, etc./Swindon, etc./Bristol, etc. Running on the Down Through line, the class H train is headed by ex-WD 2-8-0 No. 90672 of Woodford Halse. Built as No. 79204 in 10/44 and shipped to France (Rouen) within a month; it returned to England in 1947 and was loaned to the LNER (Annesley) from 10/47 as 90672, remaining on the ex-GC/LNER until withdrawn in 5/64.
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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