A DMU heading north from Parton, Cumbria, shortly after leaving the station in April 1972 with a Whitehaven to Carlisle service. The line in the foreground, which had latterly provided a rail link to Harrington Colliery, was closed completely the following year. [Ref query 2160]
Location: Parton (Cumbria)
Original line: Whitehaven Junction Railway
Photographer: John Furnevel
Contact photographer: John Furnevel
Date: 22/04/1972
Image number: 54851