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B/W print; pointsman shunting trains at Northfields Depot, by Colin Tait, 1955

© TfL

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Reference number
1998/85756
Description
Night view taken at Northfields Depot. The image shows an Underground railwayman in the foreground operating some points (back to camera, right arm raised). A 1938-tube stock train (in the midground) is in the process of being shunted into or driven from the car sheds which can be seen in the background.
Photographer
Dates
1 Mar 1955
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
R279
Location
Topics
Completeness
69%