Electric Trains - Manchester to Sheffield, retired to the Netherlands
There used to be an electric railway between Manchester and Sheffield. Then railways were rationalised and modernised and the redundant electric locomotives were shipped off to the Netherlands where they were used for a further number of years.
On 14th June 1986 - that's 40 years ago - a final tour was run to bid them farewell. That tour is recorded at
https://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/860614em.htm
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