British Rail train Tickets on a timetable, England,UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
FDNNXPFile size:
28.7 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3340 x 3000 px | 28.3 x 25.4 cm | 11.1 x 10 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
22 January 2016Location:
Wigan,Lancs,England,UKMore information:
. An on-location photograph from Wigan, Lancs, England, UK in 2016, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The main point of reference is British Rail train Tickets on a timetable, England, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes rail modernisation, rail infrastructure, station environment, social history, community identity, changing streetscape, commuter travel, historical comparison, regional rail, before-and-after reference, railway branding, public realm, local character, and documentary photography. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into rail reform and station investment, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Wigan, Lancs, England, UK before different community use alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside urban rail transport, period detail, contemporary social history, visual archive, place identity, rail mobility, integrated transport, and local history. Details involving train, British, Tickets, and timetable make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Wigan, Lancs, England, UK, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects rail reform and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change in a form that can be compared with future views of Wigan, Lancs, England, UK. Its period value extends to station investment and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s within the real-world context of Wigan, Lancs, England, UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity as part of Wigan, Lancs, England, UK's history.