Rain, steam, but not a great deal of speed, if one may paraphrase J M W Turner. Britannia 70012 'John of Gaunt' will bring its freight to a halt just beyond Tebay station, to take on a banker. The photograph was taken on a dark, wet December morning in the final month of BR steam over Shap.
Location: Tebay (former)
Original line: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Operator: British Rail
Photographer: Robin McGregor
Contact photographer: Robin McGregor
Date: 21/12/1967
Image number: 80013