Logging

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Date:1950 - 1959 (c.)

Description:Logging in progress on a damp day in the 1950s.

The scene looks like Rudyard in Staffordshire, with the reservoir barely visible through the trees.

Compare the workers' hand saws, flat caps and waterproofs, with today's forestry equipment.

This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley Railway.

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Image courtesy of: Churnet Valley Railway

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Source: Churnet Valley Railway

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