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Hello There and a Happy New Year!

 

Yes I'm a wee bit late to the party on that one but i'm back hopefully for good this time

 

This shot shows 56090 at the Bo'ness diesel gala late last year crawling along the sea front hauling 1M39. The 1000Hrs service to Manual

This was supposedly one of the last times we would see 56s with Colas as they are supposedly being withdrawn for more modern traction, A great shame, especially after all these years of service a mainline tour would have made for a smashing send off

 

This shot was... Not the best. I was in a good place but the light was no where to be found and 50mm really wasn't the best focal length to be at but After some cropping and brightening g up I thought it was worth sharing

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Uploaded on January 25, 2026
Taken on December 29, 2025