New Mills Central
On its first outing after restoration from Barry scrapyard condition, preserved ex S&DJR 2-8-0 No. 13809 passes New Mills Central station with the Pines Express excursion of 2nd May 1981. The train, which had originated in Leicester, was powered by 13809 from Guide Bridge to York and then back to Sheffield. Just in front of the locomotive is the turnout for the Hayfield branch, the stub of which was retained as a turnback siding for terminating local trains from Manchester Piccadilly.
Location: New Mills Central
Original line: Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway (Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway)
Photographer: Bill Jamieson
Contact photographer: Bill Jamieson
Date: 02/05/1981
Image number: 35809
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