1969/11/03, 05. Henschel 2-8-2T No. E142 starts away from the station stop at Vila do Conde and is about to pass under the old aqueduct as it makes its way to Povoa de Varzim with a train from Porto Trindade, Monday 3rd November 1969. The aqueduct was built in the 18th Century, was five kilometres long with 999 arches, bringing water to feed the fountain in the Cloisters of the Convent of Santa Clara.
1969/11/03, 05. Henschel 2-8-2T No. E142 starts away from the station stop at Vila do Conde and is about to pass under the old aqueduct as it makes its way to Povoa de Varzim with a train from Porto Trindade, Monday 3rd November 1969. The aqueduct was built in the 18th Century, was five kilometres long with 999 arches, bringing water to feed the fountain in the Cloisters of the Convent of Santa Clara.
30th March 2007
Portugal
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1969/11/03, 04. CP metre-gauge 2-8-2T No. E143 (Henschel 1931) comes round the curve from Vila do Conde station and approaches the viaduct over the Rio Ave with a passenger train from Povoa de Varzim to Porto Trindade on Monday 3rd November 1969.Previous | Next1969/11/03, 06. Seen from the platforms of the terminal part of the station at Povoa de Varzim, the small sub-shed plays host to Henschel 2-8-2T No. E142, while the crew prepare the engine for its next run back to Porto Trindade. Monday 3rd November 1969.

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