Boyhood dreams
I wonder how many young trainspotters have stood at a spot like this and decided they wanted to be a Train Driver when they grew up?
Primed for the 80-odd mile sprint up to London the Driver of Deltic 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' looks for the 'right-away' signal from the Guard and platform staff at Peterborough. The train is the 8.05am York - Kings Cross (1A08).
This iconic class, once the most powerful diesel locomotive on British Railways, was by now being increasingly displaced from the top-link Anglo-Scottish expresses by the High Speed Trains, with the class destined to eke out their final years on the less salubrious routes of the Eastern Region - for instance Hull to London. It has to be said though this was much to the pleasure of both enthusiasts and passengers alike along these routes, the latter more than happy to enjoy the cascaded Mk2 air-conditioned carriage stock which came with the locomotives.
For this shot, taken almost 42 years ago to the day, I was chuffed when the driver poked his head out of the window. It wasn't entirely unexpected, but even so I didn't hang around crouching down and framing him to include Crescent Bridge in the background. Nice to tick that one off!
I wonder if anyone recognises him....
Reprocessed image. Best viewed on a phone!
Agfa CT18
19th May 1979
Boyhood dreams
I wonder how many young trainspotters have stood at a spot like this and decided they wanted to be a Train Driver when they grew up?
Primed for the 80-odd mile sprint up to London the Driver of Deltic 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' looks for the 'right-away' signal from the Guard and platform staff at Peterborough. The train is the 8.05am York - Kings Cross (1A08).
This iconic class, once the most powerful diesel locomotive on British Railways, was by now being increasingly displaced from the top-link Anglo-Scottish expresses by the High Speed Trains, with the class destined to eke out their final years on the less salubrious routes of the Eastern Region - for instance Hull to London. It has to be said though this was much to the pleasure of both enthusiasts and passengers alike along these routes, the latter more than happy to enjoy the cascaded Mk2 air-conditioned carriage stock which came with the locomotives.
For this shot, taken almost 42 years ago to the day, I was chuffed when the driver poked his head out of the window. It wasn't entirely unexpected, but even so I didn't hang around crouching down and framing him to include Crescent Bridge in the background. Nice to tick that one off!
I wonder if anyone recognises him....
Reprocessed image. Best viewed on a phone!
Agfa CT18
19th May 1979