One of Beattock shed's finest gets to grips with a heavy northbound parcels train at the start of the climb towards the summit in 1965. The train locomotive in this case is 72008 Clan MacLeod see image 29914. To the right of the photograph the Moffat branch turns off to the east.
Location: Beattock (former)
Original line: Caledonian Railway
Photographer: Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)
Contact photographer: Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)
Date: 1965
Image number: 31010