Contractors' 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive, BLACKPOOL.
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. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L1090
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - circa 1897
Publisher: Leicestershire County Council
Type: Black and White
Format: 118mm, 161mm
Copyright: Leicestershire County Council
Source: S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (part of S. W. A. Newton Collection, copy of glass plate negative)
Identifier: Newton - CL 90
OS Reference: 452400 259700
