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Seen here passing Prescot Station and what may of been the first time since 1996, a pair of Class 20's, No 20118 and 20901 transverse the St Helens to Huyton Junction line on 0Z60 08.57hrs Chaddesden Sidings to Kirkdale L/E route learning jolly! Unfortunately, this was the only image I could obtain of this working as I was due in work 90 minutes after this train pass by. 11th August 2021.

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(Appeared in RE, October 2021)

View towards Wigan from the platform end on 11 June 1979.

 

Pentax SP1000/55mm

Ilford FP4

'Lady Bessie Prescot' No. 7: Worthington-Simpson 1008-hp 25-rpm inverted marine-style triple-expansion steam engine, 62-ft tall and weighing 800-tons. Built in 1928 to pump up to 19-million-gallons/day of drinking water for London Metropolitan Water Board, it is similar to engines on-board the ill-fated White Star Line RMS Titanic

kemptonsteam.org/collection/triple-expansion-engines/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempton_Park_Steam_Engines

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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5

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PA166445 Anx2 Q90 1400h f25

Market Place

Shakespeare North playhouse

Inter City livery Class 47, No 47843 passes Prescot Station with 14.22hrs Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime St I/C train. Taken from Kingsway road bridge but this view has now disappeared due to electrification. 13th May 1992.

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Another view, this of the station with a Cravens set working towards Liverpool on 11 June 1979.

 

Pentax SP1000/55mm

Ilford FP4

Prescot Cables FC vs City of Liverpool FC

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