At 1003 on the morning of midsummers day 1966 (21st June) BR 9F number 92212 was seen hauling withdrawn 8F "Consul" class number 48109 past Aldridge on her final journey to the scrapyard at Cashmores, Great Bridge.
In the background of this shot (taken from Dumblederry Lane bridge) can just be made out the Aldridge signalbox, station and Anchor Road bridge.
To the left of the main lines is an overgrown shunt neck from the small goods yard near the station containing some bogie flats, and another track next to the main lines appears to have been lifted.
Photo copyright PP Newell.
For a comparison view of this now tree-lined location see the Black 5 video in the video bar on the right hand side of this page.
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2 comments:
Superb. Old photos like these are fascinating. Thanks for sharing them.
Cheers, btw these are fairly low-quality scans, I have kept back the sharper high quality versions.
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