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Whitley Crossing
Whitley Crossing
Photo: Orrellite
Views: 2,710
Item #: 30314
Travelling South to Wigan about 1964

Comment by: Garry on 19th March 2018 at 16:36

OMG a Stanier Black Five, just great.
Cheers Orrellite.

Comment by: Eric on 19th March 2018 at 17:23

A named black five,would this be Ayrshire yeomanry.?

Comment by: Tommyt on 19th March 2018 at 18:27

Not a Black 5,Garry. It's a Jubilee class.
It's either 45626 Seychelles or 45726 Vindictive.

Comment by: Jarvo on 19th March 2018 at 19:14

Another wind-up, Garry? As you well know, it's a Jubilee class...A Jub!

Comment by: Jarvo on 19th March 2018 at 19:21

Could be 46596 Arethusa. If it is, it may well have been on its way to Crewe for withdrawal.

Comment by: jack on 19th March 2018 at 19:22

Thanks Orrellite. Spent many happy hours there with my Ian Allen book hoping to tick a few namers off. Used to stay for ages with a bottle of corporation pop and a few cheese and tomato butties. Different world then thank goodness.

Comment by: Ticsmon on 19th March 2018 at 19:42

Can't make out the number but looks more like a Jubilee class.

Comment by: irene roberts on 19th March 2018 at 20:51

Do you know what, Gentlemen?.....I haven't a clue what it is but it's beautiful. I wish with all my heart we still had Steamers. They had a soul.

Comment by: Ken R on 19th March 2018 at 21:06

Good photo, looks like the number has been intentionally blocked out. I wonder why?

Comment by: Orrellite on 19th March 2018 at 22:41

Number got lost in the transfer from 35mm slide some years ago, sorry not got the original now

Comment by: Garry on 20th March 2018 at 04:03

Ken R, the numbers not been blocked out, the photos blared all over. Still a cracker.

Comment by: gibo on 20th March 2018 at 23:11

Are you sure its Whitley crossing and not a sidings some were the rails a very rusty for a main line and theres not alot of steam about.or smoke

Comment by: Garry on 21st March 2018 at 09:19

There's not much steam about because it's trundeling down towards Wigan.

Comment by: Garry on 21st March 2018 at 14:32

Sorry, should have said "trundling".

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