Hook June 1967
The preparations for the electrification of the Waterloo - Bournemouth line are well underway, track from redundant sidings is piled in the foreground, and track workers are busy putting the finishing touches to the third rail. With a blast on its chime whistle, Gresley A4 Pacific 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' tears through with a special, and from their comments, even the railwaymen are impressed by the unfamiliar blue loco. Clearly hi-vis has yet to be invented!
Hook June 1967
The preparations for the electrification of the Waterloo - Bournemouth line are well underway, track from redundant sidings is piled in the foreground, and track workers are busy putting the finishing touches to the third rail. With a blast on its chime whistle, Gresley A4 Pacific 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' tears through with a special, and from their comments, even the railwaymen are impressed by the unfamiliar blue loco. Clearly hi-vis has yet to be invented!