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Contractors' 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, BLACKPOOL. | |
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| L1090. Hunslet Engine Co. built 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, BLACKPOOL, No. 369 of 1885. The photograph was taken near Catesby Tunnel in Northamptonshire when the locomotive was working on Contract No. 4 (Rugby to Woodford) built by T. Oliver & Son between 1894 and 1899. The locomotive's crew are joined by a number of navvies, and four of the men pose against the side of BLACKPOOL, whilst a fifth stands in the enclosed cab. Before coming to the London Extension project, BLACKPOOL had previously worked on the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal. | |
| Publisher | Leicestershire County Council |
| Contributor | |
| Creator | personalname - Newton, S. W. A. |
| Date | creation - circa 1897 |
| Type | Photographs - Black and White |
| Format | dimension.H - 118mm dimension.W - 161mm |
| Identifier | Newton - CL 90 |
| Source | S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | part of - S. W. A. Newton Collection copy of - glass plate negative |
| Coverage | Location.Creation Site - Catesby, Northamptonshire (O.S. Ref: 452400 259700) period - circa 1897 Location.Current Repository - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
| Rights | Leicestershire County Council |
