B/W print; Three-quarter side view of LT battery locomotive no 48 by Peter Wilson, 25 Apr 1982

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Reference number	1998/44223
Description	Three-quarter side view of LT battery locomotive no 48, with BR Inter City Mark 2 coach (No W6125), passing through Earl's Court station on 25 April 1982 on a proving run on the District line. Note the aged train describer and direction sign with downward pointing Mexican arrow on the station platform.
Photographer	Peter Wilson
Dates	25 Apr 1982
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	2518-5
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground trains
Completeness	71% 71% ?

• Physical description

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  Descriptive size	8x6ins

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  Train describer: Tower Hill Stops Here Barking High St Kensington and Edgware Road Mansion House Plaistow Dagenham East Upminster High St Kensington. For Notting Hill Gate and Paddington travel direct by Edgware Road train or to High Street Kensington and then by Circle line. Cross to platforms 3&4 for trains to Ealing Broadway, Richmond and Wimbledon Sign: Piccadilly line Sign: Platform 2 Advert: Waterland Limited. International freight forwarders Low cost shipping Cars Baggage Household effects 01-407 5316 Advert: Cookes Burrell Mayne Co. Chartered Surveyors Valuers Estate Agents 139-141 North End Road West Kensington London W4 Advert: CTR Cheap Travel Europe Caribbean New York

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  Shot	Medium exterior

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  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Peter Wilson, 25 Apr 1982

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  Location	Earl's Court Underground station, Kensington & Chelsea, SW5