Photo Review
13th August 1954
R.C.T.S. (East Midlands
Branch)
Shipley Rail Tour (Cecil
Rakes Special)
| Loco Used | NCB 42 'Cecil Rakes' (Beyer-Peacock 2605-1885) |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 42 | Coppice Colliery - Woodside Colliery Sidings - Nutbrook Sidings |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from the tour itinerary.
This tour, unusually run on a Friday, was to celebrate almost 50 years of
service of NCB 42 'Cecil Rakes', a loco which was about to be
retired from service.
Source : John Debens
Photo Review
42 'Cecil Rakes' at an unidentified location (possibly Coppice Colliery?)
(photo: The John Debens Collection)
42 'Cecil Rakes' at Nutbrook Sidings on a train of COVHOP wagons
(photo: Don Boyden/The John Debens Collection)
