The end is nigh
A grab shot (the original is rather lop-sided) of 31116 propelling empty wagons towards Dunstable at Luton Bute Street on 7 January 1988. The working is unknown, but possibly for scrap material to be picked up at Vauxhall Motors. This was the last year of operation, with the exception of a final railtour in 1989 and a weed-killing train in 1990 (2 x class 20s, did anyone photograph that one?!).
About the only thing still surviving in this picture is the pub, which has been boarded up and derelict for years now. All else has been swept away; the Luton Bus Leyland National, the bridge, 31116 and Green Shield stamps!
Pentax K1000/50mm
Ilford FP4
The end is nigh
A grab shot (the original is rather lop-sided) of 31116 propelling empty wagons towards Dunstable at Luton Bute Street on 7 January 1988. The working is unknown, but possibly for scrap material to be picked up at Vauxhall Motors. This was the last year of operation, with the exception of a final railtour in 1989 and a weed-killing train in 1990 (2 x class 20s, did anyone photograph that one?!).
About the only thing still surviving in this picture is the pub, which has been boarded up and derelict for years now. All else has been swept away; the Luton Bus Leyland National, the bridge, 31116 and Green Shield stamps!
Pentax K1000/50mm
Ilford FP4