Springs Branch, Railfreight Distributon Sector 37420 & 37412 (Irvine - Burngullow) June 27th 1991.
The Irvine - Burngullow empty China clay ‘Silver Bullets were timed at 21.10 through Springs Branch but could run early on occasions. Sunny high summer evenings gave us the chance of a glint shot and for a week around the summer solstice this was the Holy Grail. No RTT in those days you just turned up and hoped but with plenty of decent workings to phot back in 1991 it was not a problem.
June 27th with it passing at 20.50 worked out and this was recorded on my Canon F1, 200mm lens on Kodachrome 64, 250th @ F4 ... no turning the 'wick up' in those days!
Springs Branch, Railfreight Distributon Sector 37420 & 37412 (Irvine - Burngullow) June 27th 1991.
The Irvine - Burngullow empty China clay ‘Silver Bullets were timed at 21.10 through Springs Branch but could run early on occasions. Sunny high summer evenings gave us the chance of a glint shot and for a week around the summer solstice this was the Holy Grail. No RTT in those days you just turned up and hoped but with plenty of decent workings to phot back in 1991 it was not a problem.
June 27th with it passing at 20.50 worked out and this was recorded on my Canon F1, 200mm lens on Kodachrome 64, 250th @ F4 ... no turning the 'wick up' in those days!