Dunblane Junction
The severe winter of 2010-2011 cruelly exposed the vulnerability of modern passenger traction to snow, ice and low temperatures, leading to prolonged service disruptions. Some older generation diesel locomotives, such as this Class 37 approaching Dunblane from Perth in sub zero conditions, were better able to cope with exceptional events. It is a great credit to those who designed the Class 37 (probably with the winter of 1947 at the back of their minds) that this photo was not taken in the 1980s, but on 5th December 2010, when 50 year old 37 194 had to be called upon to keep the line operational.
Location: Dunblane Junction (former)
Original line: Scottish Central Railway
Photographer: Mark Dufton
Contact photographer: Mark Dufton
Date: 05/12/2010
Image number: 31839
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