This slide started as a mystery which I think that I have resolved but don't have a relevant section for it so it will remain in the Mystery section for the time being. It's an original Agfa slide marked as "42089 Bullwell (sic) 1963". It is in fact half a mile north of Bulwell station later known as Bulwell Market on the Nottingham-Mansfield line, passing under the GCLE viaduct not far north of Bulwell Common station.
At the time this Fairburn 2-6-4T had been transferred from Neasden to Kirkby-in-Ashfield. The Ordinary Passenger 4-set has been modernised with gangwayed stock for which the LMR had provided:
BTK |
3rd brake |
ex-LMS Stanier |
CK |
1st/3rd |
ex-LMS Stanier |
TK |
3rd |
ex-LMS Stanier |
BTK |
3rd brake |
BR Mk.1 |
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A detail view of the 25" map of 1915 (courtesy NLS). The viaduct carries the GCLE line north of Nottingham, a short distance north of Bullwell Common. Passing underneath is the Nottingham-Mansfield line on which the train was captured.
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