Loco 381 standing outside the then Goods shed at Wirksworth.
Sam Hodgkinson (top hat) and Emma.
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Engine No 381.
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Train Engine at Wirksworth Station 1874
Loco (seen in high resolution) is number 381. Probably a Midland Railway
standard goods engine designed by Matthew Kirtley and built by
Robert Stephenson & Co, Newcastle in 1856. The Wirksworth line was opened
in 1867. The man in the cab in top hat is
Samuel Hodgkinson, Wirksworth
station master, the woman is his wife
Emma.
Dates:
Photo taken:1874
Size:9x7
Source:S.Hodgekinson, 10a Steeple Grange
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