EPW049310 ENGLAND (1935). The British Ropes Ltd Rope Works on Ollerton Road, Retford, 1935
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| Title | [EPW049310] The British Ropes Ltd Rope Works on Ollerton Road, Retford, 1935 |
| Reference | EPW049310 |
| Date | September-1935 |
| Link | |
| Place name | RETFORD |
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| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 470189, 379966 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -0.94640474582426, 53.311701865626 |
| National Grid Reference | SK702800 |
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 Looks like a 2-8-0 heavy goods loco, probably an ex Great Central Class 01 or 04 heading eastwards with a very long goods train. |
 John Wass |
Saturday 9th of December 2017 07:08:38 PM |
It is indeed an ex-Great Central Class 04 heavy goods loco. |
DaveH |
Friday 10th of November 2023 10:46:29 PM |
| The link line from the ex Great Central line, allowing their trains to stop at the ex Great Northern station and thereby serve the town. |
John Wass |
Wednesday 10th of May 2017 08:05:39 PM |
| Ex Great Northern Railway's station on the East Coast Main Line to Scotland and London. |
John Wass |
Wednesday 10th of May 2017 08:03:36 PM |
| Engine shed (one of two in Retford) |
PrioriesHistoricalSociety |
Friday 26th of September 2014 12:44:39 PM |
This one is the Great Northern Railway's, the other one belonged to the Great Central Railway. Now they both are part of the London North Eastern Railway. |
John Wass |
Wednesday 10th of May 2017 08:02:03 PM |