Burnley Rose Grove, Lancashire 1st August 1968
Burnley Rose Grove shed. View of shed &amp; yard with Stanier 8F 2-8-0s 48167, 48340 &amp; 48773 in steam, the latter since preserved. The fireman of 48773 is sitting on the railhead while the water bag is in the tender as is the photographer taking a break to contemplate his next master shot. The whole everyday scene would be gone three days later when scheduled steam finished on British Railways.

The red of the buffer beam &amp; the yellow of the cab stripe on 48773 is the only colour on offer in the grey grime of the scene. The stripe, which indicated that the engine was not allowed to travel south of Crewe on the West Coast Main Line, was no longer relevant here because locos from Rose Grove never ventured that far south. The motorway now runs directly through the site!
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