Hardwicke piloting Flying Scotsman on a train of preserved saloons running between Carnforth and Carlisle in May 1976 as part of the Settle and Carlisle centenary celebrations. The train had been booked to be worked as far as Hellifield by the Midland Compound and Black 5 No 44871, but neither proved fit on the day, resulting in this stopgap pairing, seen approaching Wennington. The trackbed of the closed ex-MR line to Lancaster Green Ayre is prominent on the left.

Location: Wennington Junction (former)

Original line: North Western Railway

Photographer: Bill Jamieson

Contact photographer: Bill Jamieson

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Photosets: Flying Scotsman  

Date: 01/05/1976

Image number: 38631

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