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Manton Junction Cement

            BR/Sulzer Type 2, Class 25/2 25211 passes Manton Junction with a train of PCA cement tanks in tow, probably from Ketton.
D7561 was delivered from Derby Works in October 1965 and completed over 20 years in service prior to withdrawal in July 1986. It was scrapped at MC Metals, Springburn.
Manton Junction signal box was opended in 1913 and although still in use, it is scheduled for closure in 2017. The buildings of the former Manton station that served the villages of Manton and Wing in the county of Rutland are visible on the right. The staion was opended in 1848 by the Syston & Peterborough Railway and closed in 1966.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Manton (show map)

Taken on: March 7, 1983

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British Rail

Ketton Cement

Sulzer

Type 2

Class 25/2

25211

Cement Tanks

Manton Junction

Derby Works

D7561 « less

Sets appears in: • Freight, Mail & Engineers • 1980s Images

Groups appears in: • Güterzüge / Freight trains / Cargo trains • Trains in Black and White more » • Freight trains • Freight trains of the UK • SIGNAL BOXES • A* Little Sulzer Type 2s • Classic BR Diesels In The Countryside (pre 1990) • ! Derby Locomotive Works Built (No 30/60 limit) • Railways in Leicestershire • BR Diesels in the 1980s « less

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