Bloomfield Road Sidings
Much of the visiting Blackpool excursion traffic during the summer months used the stabling sidings and turntable at Bloomfield Road, which was preferred by crews, being quicker than going through the main shed procedures at Blackpool Central and thus allowing more time for relaxation between turns. The photograph shows Jubilee no 45710 Irresistible of Manchester's Newton Heath shed carrying an excursion headcode standing in Bloomfield Road sidings in 1962. The floodlights of Blackpool FC's Bloomfield Road ground can be seen in the background. See image 30224 for the scene fifty years later.
Location: Bloomfield Road Sidings
Original line: Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
Photographer: K A Gray
Contact photographer: K A Gray
Date: 23/09/1962
Image number: 30063
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