Bowland

Scene on the Waverley route some 30 miles south of Edinburgh, thought to have been taken on 25 April 1964. Hawick shed's BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 no 76050 works hard with a northbound train at Bowland on the climb to Falahill summit. View is south east with the train passing the site of Bowland station (closed 1953) located on the south side of the bridge over the B710. For the same view 52 years later see image 56217.

Location: Bowland

Original line: Edinburgh and Hawick Railway (North British Railway)

Photographer: Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

Contact photographer: Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)

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Date: 25/04/1964

Image number: 25514


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