With steam drifting helpfully for Arthur Mace Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No 48295 heads an up freight through Stafford. The trainspotters

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With steam drifting helpfully for Arthur Mace Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No 48295 heads an up freight through Stafford. The trainspotters perched on top of the wall complete this early 50s scene when steam trains were going to last forever.

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Size: 3656px × 2481px
Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Britain, England,
Photo credit: © Arthur Mace / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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