6733 leaves Wath Yard heading east with a partially fitted train of assorted loaded coal wagons. When this photograph was taken in 1971 the yard had less than 20 years of operational life remaining, with complete closure coming in 1988 along with the demise of the last of the local collieries.
Location: Wath (former)
Original line: Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Photographer: Bill Jamieson
Contact photographer: Bill Jamieson
Date: 21/07/1971
Image number: 42623