Cow Roast EDs 20250405--080
73963 Janice leads 1Q79 09.11 Tonbridge West Yard - Derby RTC past Cow Roast (between Cheddington and Tring). 73962 Dick Mabbutt is on the rear. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]
After photographing the Hastings DEMU on the East West Rail line, there was plenty of time to drive here for this - a relatively unusual working, as these trains normally run all the way via the Midland Main Line. However, planned weekend engineering work between West Hampstead and Luton meant the train was rescheduled to run via north from London via the West Coast Main Line to Bletchley and then across to the Midland at Bedford - giving the unusual sight of a former Southern region electro-diesel running under the WCML wires. This is a Colas working, albeit using GBRf locos.
It was only after I'd set up, long after the train had left Wembley Yard, that I'd taken a bit gamble coming here: the frequency of trains on the Fast Lines meant I could very easily have had the shot blocked by another train. Thankfully that didn't occur.
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Cow Roast EDs 20250405--080
73963 Janice leads 1Q79 09.11 Tonbridge West Yard - Derby RTC past Cow Roast (between Cheddington and Tring). 73962 Dick Mabbutt is on the rear. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]
After photographing the Hastings DEMU on the East West Rail line, there was plenty of time to drive here for this - a relatively unusual working, as these trains normally run all the way via the Midland Main Line. However, planned weekend engineering work between West Hampstead and Luton meant the train was rescheduled to run via north from London via the West Coast Main Line to Bletchley and then across to the Midland at Bedford - giving the unusual sight of a former Southern region electro-diesel running under the WCML wires. This is a Colas working, albeit using GBRf locos.
It was only after I'd set up, long after the train had left Wembley Yard, that I'd taken a bit gamble coming here: the frequency of trains on the Fast Lines meant I could very easily have had the shot blocked by another train. Thankfully that didn't occur.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.