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Ravenhead Road Pilkington's glass works St Helens perhaps ? (the lattice tower) Lots of sidings around here worked by BR locos in the early 70's (when diesel locos had no D prefix). 

 

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D308 (3082 in the photo) was allocated to Wigan Springs Branch in the 70's, and Springs Branch locos were common around St Helens back then.

 

http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=3089&loco=13089

 

Old map showing crossing

 

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/print.cfm#zoom=17&lat=53.4459&lon=-2.7460&layers=6&b=1

 

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Same telegraph pole/lamp post, signal and wall by the gate house.8612053673_f29fb48c54_k.jpgGate keeper 1 by Kevin Lane, on Flickr

"An old wooden signal keeps guard over the connection with British Rail at Pilkington's Ravenhead Works, St Helens; the locomotive is Yorkshire Engine Co. 0.4.0DH 'AHD' (YE2730/58). 11 June 1979."

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Ah no - that'll be this one!

 

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vinegar+branch+worcester&view=detailv2&&id=D6F6FFFFF085245F035F707206337A21EB961554&selectedIndex=9&ccid=LYtf2PWe&simid=608033577889171097&thid=OIP.M2d8b5fd8f59ee1e6a840ac70dc4b8b26o0&ajaxhist=0

 

And IIRC 350s not allowed - every later photo I have seen was a 16xx pannier although a 204hp shunter may have been trialled

 

Cheers

 

Phil

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Ah no - that'll be this one!

 

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=vinegar+branch+worcester&view=detailv2&&id=D6F6FFFFF085245F035F707206337A21EB961554&selectedIndex=9&ccid=LYtf2PWe&simid=608033577889171097&thid=OIP.M2d8b5fd8f59ee1e6a840ac70dc4b8b26o0&ajaxhist=0

 

And IIRC 350s not allowed - every later photo I have seen was a 16xx pannier although a 204hp shunter may have been trialled

 

Cheers

 

Phil

From the Engine Restrictions Book 1963

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