56301/103 Downham Market 22/03/25 - 6M89 0901 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sdgs
56301 & 56103 hammer away from the Norfolk town of Downham Market on Saturday 22nd March 2025. The double 'Grids' lead the 6M89 0901 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings loaded sand south along the Fen Line. After a pretty disastrous morning which involved late running freights, watching Freightliner's latest repaint 66601 pass me without being set up and losing the sunshine for the 56's just north of Downham Market with them in sight, I thought my morning had been wasted. One last ambitious attempt with the drone saved the day, parking up to the left of the image and flying over the railway just as the northbound passenger train had passed. Thankfully 6M89 departure coincided with one last break in the clouds to rescue a morning's work. (Photo taken with drone)
56301/103 Downham Market 22/03/25 - 6M89 0901 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sdgs
56301 & 56103 hammer away from the Norfolk town of Downham Market on Saturday 22nd March 2025. The double 'Grids' lead the 6M89 0901 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings loaded sand south along the Fen Line. After a pretty disastrous morning which involved late running freights, watching Freightliner's latest repaint 66601 pass me without being set up and losing the sunshine for the 56's just north of Downham Market with them in sight, I thought my morning had been wasted. One last ambitious attempt with the drone saved the day, parking up to the left of the image and flying over the railway just as the northbound passenger train had passed. Thankfully 6M89 departure coincided with one last break in the clouds to rescue a morning's work. (Photo taken with drone)