First nationalised train from London to Manchester
- Made:
- 01 January 1948 in London and Manchester
- maker:
- Roland Hicklin
Silver gelatin photographic print by Roland Hicklin for the Daily Herald. Caption on verso reads: First nationalised train from London Rd. Station Manchester pulls out bound for Euston. 53 yr old Mack Midgley of Hemsworth Rd. Gorton, driver of Royal Scott type engine 6145 awaits the signal from guard Frank Francis.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/31278
- Materials:
- ink and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 203 mm x 255 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- Daily Herald Archive, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
