Birkenhead shed (8H)
I never seemed to have much luck with sunshine in Birkenhead! An impressive collection of freight power simmers away on a sunday afternoon in June 1966.
Stanier 8F 48402.
A line of withdrawn 2-6-4 tanks, Birkenhead gas works is on the right.
42647 was withdrawn after through passenger trains to London finished.
A hazy day on shed.
Wigan (North Western)
45001 on an up freight.
70016 "Ariel" leans to the curve on a southbound freight.
70033 "Charles Dickens" on a typical vacuum braked freight of the period.
A Class 5 4-6-0 shunting parcels vans on a cold morning.
A grubby 8F clanks through the station.