50731 looks to be working hard with its single coach from Bury, near Sunnywood Halt, but the Holcombe Brook branch was a 1:50 climb for most of its length and 1:40 on the final mile where goods trains were limited to seven wagons if unassisted.
Location: Sunnywood Halt
Original line: Bury and Tottington District Railway
Photographer: W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Mark Bartlett)
Contact photographer: W A Camwell Collection (Courtesy Mark Bartlett)
Date: 03/02/1952
Image number: 21599