66 074 climbing out of the Welland Valley at Seaton.
A long shot after a long wait !
66 074 is seen climbing the 1/167 gradient between Seaton and Glaston Tunnels on the Corby line with empty steel train 6V92 10.22 Corby Steelworks to Margam Knuckle Yard. The train was running over an hour late which resulted in a hour stood on a bridleway south of Morcott village waiting for it but with warm spring sunshine, acres of oilseed rape blossom and good company it wasn't so bad. The trees in the foreground mark the alignment of the closed LNWR Luffenham to Northampton line while those on the left of the image are the route of the closed Uppingham branch. Seaton Junction would have been a few yards to the left out of shot.
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66 074 climbing out of the Welland Valley at Seaton.
A long shot after a long wait !
66 074 is seen climbing the 1/167 gradient between Seaton and Glaston Tunnels on the Corby line with empty steel train 6V92 10.22 Corby Steelworks to Margam Knuckle Yard. The train was running over an hour late which resulted in a hour stood on a bridleway south of Morcott village waiting for it but with warm spring sunshine, acres of oilseed rape blossom and good company it wasn't so bad. The trees in the foreground mark the alignment of the closed LNWR Luffenham to Northampton line while those on the left of the image are the route of the closed Uppingham branch. Seaton Junction would have been a few yards to the left out of shot.
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