Looped at Beattock
87016, 'Sir Francis Drake', has been put into the up loop at Beattock whilst working a Glasgow Central to London Euston express service for some reason. We were also stopped on a northbound service at this location. A southbound service, hauled by a class 47 had caught fire descending Beattock about a mile north of where we were. When we passed the Fire Service had arrived to check that the fire had been put out.
Note at this time evidence of the transition of the livery from Blue / Grey to the Intercity Executive livery.
Photo taken on 30th June 1986
© Copyright Keith Verden-Anderson - All rights reserved. Please do not use this image without explicit permission.
Looped at Beattock
87016, 'Sir Francis Drake', has been put into the up loop at Beattock whilst working a Glasgow Central to London Euston express service for some reason. We were also stopped on a northbound service at this location. A southbound service, hauled by a class 47 had caught fire descending Beattock about a mile north of where we were. When we passed the Fire Service had arrived to check that the fire had been put out.
Note at this time evidence of the transition of the livery from Blue / Grey to the Intercity Executive livery.
Photo taken on 30th June 1986
© Copyright Keith Verden-Anderson - All rights reserved. Please do not use this image without explicit permission.