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A
cold 2 May 1981 saw S&D 2-8-0 13809 out on the Manchester -
Sheffield line. It snowed gently as the 7F plodded up through
Gowhole....
Later, we saw the train
again on the curve into Rotherham Masboro', before heading out
to Rotherwood sidings, to see if any of the Woodhead electrics
were lurking. They were - neatly sandwiched between rows of 31s
Our last photo stop was by
the lineside near Tinsley viaduct (the M1, that is) - opposite
the sewage works at Blackburn Meadows. Fortunately, the wind was
in the right direction.... |
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Ending
as we started - another outing for the S&D 2-8-0, on 24
October 1981.
I started near York depot -
but there was little doing. A "Peak" - 45 115 -
accelerates away from the station with a northbound train, but
other wise, there is little of interest in the sidings (I think
there's a class 40 lurking, extreme right)
I moved on to Burton
Salmon, where the 47 rumbled through with steel flats, followed
after a little while by 13809.
13809 did two trips around
the York circle on this misty, murky day - the last shot is
taken from the A1 embankment, as the special tops Micklefield
bank and joins the Leeds - Selby line.
Normally, I would have
taken slides too - but it was too dull. However, for one or two
night shots, taken when the special returned to York, see "Geoffs
Rail Pages - nocturnal activities" |
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