LNER J39 0-6-0 No 64823 on a loaded freight from Colwick passing Daybrook station in c1955.

John Clements says " The direction is definitely away from Colwick. You do occasionally see loaded coal going West on the line in photos but of course the vast majority went East to Colwick from the pits. The J39s could take up to 26 loaded 16T on this line but I do wonder if the load in this case is coal "
The load looks like more than 20 wagons to me so could well be the limit.

Photo: T.G. Hepburn / Rail Archive Stephenson