East Newport Station 1965

A wet and dismal day at East Newport. This photograph is from November 1965. The wooden steps are ready at the edge of the platform for the arrival of the next train. In 1952 there were 22 trains each way each day on the line. In the background can be seen the canopies of the two local coal merchants, Smith Hood and Co Ltd, and Thomas Muir, Son and Patton Ltd.