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Coal Drops, Halifax Station Goods Yard

Caption :- Coal drops at Halifax Goods Yard, built in 1874 for the Ovenden and Halifax Junction Railway. This is a rare and large scale example of railway coal drops. Rock-faced ashlar piers support fifteen wooden bunkers. Geared pulley systems originally operated iron ratchets to raise moveable doors, now absent. Photo. June 2000.

Media Reference :- PK4807.jpg
Key Words :- railway coal drops
Original Media Date :- 8 June 2000
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