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Size: 6" x 4" - 150mm x 100mm

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Photograph Notes: From a 3"x 2" print. The photo was taken by my father, Alfred Thomson, who worked for the LNER at the time as a signalling engineer. The �Silver Jubilee� flyer of the LNER was introduced in 1935, and this photo was taken on the 2nd day of the service. My father's notes on the back of the picture are "Silver Jubilee. 3 miles S of York, 2nd day running. 1/100th f4.5 Verichrome". The position is approximate. I have placed it on the old line from York to Selby, which was closed in the 1980's after a new line was built to avoid the Selby Coalfield. I think the faint arch behind the train is the superstructure of Naburn Swing Bridge, which used to have a control cabin (or signal box) on the top of it. So I've located the picture at the north end of the former Naburn Station. Old photos of the station show a signal at the north end of the west platform, which would account for part of the shadow in the foreground. The date (and time) is a bit easier to estimate, the website Railway Wonders of the World http://www.railwaywondersoftheworld.com/jubilee.html has a lot of information. The First regular service of the �Silver Jubilee� ran on Sept 30th 1935, and the website has a schedule showing that the train was due to pass through York at 11:09, so would have been 3 miles south between 11:10 and 11:15. That fits with the position of the shadow of the post at the left. Unfortunately the size of the print means that the engine's number is not distinct. However the engine is almost certainly "Silver Link" (2509) which was the first A4 Pacific to enter service. According to the linked article "Silver Link" operated the service continuously for the first fortnight until "Quicksilver" joined the service. The Silver Jubilee was the first routine service to use Gresley's A4 Pacific locomotives and set many new standards for speedy services, scheduled to run from Newcastle to Kings Cross in 4 hours (with a single stop at Darlington).

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