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60009 Long Meg Sidings 31 March 1984

LNER A4 4-6-2 60009 Union of South Africa storms past Long Meg signal box of 31 March 1984 with the southbound 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' railtour. Long Meg sidings served the nearby gypsum quarry, which was situated on the banks of the River Eden, and connected to the mainline by a short branch.

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