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"Metre gauge graveyard" at the Myloi depot
23 February 1995 Proven
On 23 February 1995 the British photographer Adrian Nicholls captured what he called the "metre gauge graveyard" at Mili Nafpliou depot: the stone engine shed with its arched doors, two water towers and dumped locomotives such as class Es no. 7725.
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Pictures
'Metre gauge graveyard. Mili Nafpliou Depot': the engine shed with arched doors at left, two water towers (stone base, blue tank) at right and tender locomotive 7723 in front. Adrian Nicholls (Flickr 'Marra Man')
'Class Es no.7725 dumped at Mili Nafpliou depot': locomotive 7725 with a water tower behind and part of a stone building at left. Adrian Nicholls (Flickr 'Marra Man')
Sources
- Adrian Nicholls (Flickr "Marra Man"), photographs of 23 February 1995
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