[Source:
Paul Wright & Alan Young]
On 10 June 1966 a Cravens 2-car diesel multiple unit is at the far end of the up platform at Bacup, adjacent to the glazed roofing. To the left, ‘Black Five’ No.44728 is engaged in some shunting activity with a guard’s van. The wall of India Mill is immediately beyond the loco. The River Irwell can be seen emerging from a culvert towards the bottom of the photograph. The chimneys of Plantation, Throstle and Forest cotton mills are seen in the background. No.44728 is a Stanier-designed 4-6-0 built at British Railways’ Crewe works in January 1949 and allocated to 26C, Bolton shed. She survived into the final months of steam on BR, being withdrawn on 31 January 1968 to be disposed of at Drapers, Neptune Street Goods Yard, Hull the following May.
Photo by Ian G Holt
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