Rivercider
Godley Junction 76040
By 1980 with the future of the Woodhead line already in doubt, and much of the remaining traffic now being carried in air braked wagons there was a decreasing workload for the remaining vacuum only class 76 locos. 76040 was one of ony 10 vacuum only examples still in traffic and is seen passing Godley Junction with empty MCOs, 16t mineral wagons, heading east. The line closed as a through route in July 1981. 25/2/81
Godley Junction 76040
By 1980 with the future of the Woodhead line already in doubt, and much of the remaining traffic now being carried in air braked wagons there was a decreasing workload for the remaining vacuum only class 76 locos. 76040 was one of ony 10 vacuum only examples still in traffic and is seen passing Godley Junction with empty MCOs, 16t mineral wagons, heading east. The line closed as a through route in July 1981. 25/2/81