Preston (Ribble Branch)
Rolling easily down the 1:29 gradient from Preston station to the docks is a train of loaded bitumen tankers. This would have been a different story in loose coupled days when wagon brakes would have been firmly pinned down to prevent a runaway. 66150 is just about to enter the short Fishergate tunnel See image 20278 where the line levels off before Strand Rd level crossing. The Class 66 will shortly return with the empty tankers for Lindsey near Immingham.
Location: Preston (Ribble Branch)
Original line: North Union Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 21/11/2011
Image number: 36502
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