25 248 March West Curve
Another from the reject box as my focusing went awol.
On a very misty evening, May 14th 1981 the 15.18 Croft - Leyton CCE ballast is diverted into Whitemoor behind 25248. This was probably to more easily facilitate a change of locomotive, as it more usually recessed in March Up Yard. A Class 31 being likely to have taken the train forward to Leyton.
It was quite a good day for 25s as later at the station, 25287 + 25289 passed through on the 16.20 Kennett - Mountsorrel empties. On the left of this picture 47271 is about to go up into Whitemoor to re-engine the 15.52 Ipswich - Paisley speedlink which had arrived with 37088.
25248 only had 18 months left in traffic before withdrawal.
25 248 March West Curve
Another from the reject box as my focusing went awol.
On a very misty evening, May 14th 1981 the 15.18 Croft - Leyton CCE ballast is diverted into Whitemoor behind 25248. This was probably to more easily facilitate a change of locomotive, as it more usually recessed in March Up Yard. A Class 31 being likely to have taken the train forward to Leyton.
It was quite a good day for 25s as later at the station, 25287 + 25289 passed through on the 16.20 Kennett - Mountsorrel empties. On the left of this picture 47271 is about to go up into Whitemoor to re-engine the 15.52 Ipswich - Paisley speedlink which had arrived with 37088.
25248 only had 18 months left in traffic before withdrawal.