Technically this is not a great picture and was one that that was rescued from the original 1979 reject collection. Modern technology has resurrected it and a passable photograph is the result. 40199 gets away from Wennington behind 4472 'Flying Scotsman' that leading The North Yorkshireman railtour. I am not sure what train 40199 was heading but it seems to be composed mainly of some sort of tankers complete with barrier vehicles indicating it may be a particularly volatile load, can anybody advise? Notice that the semaphore arm has been removed from the lower post on the bracket signal. This arm once protected the junction just beyond the station where the now-closed Midland line diverged south westwards to join the WCML at Lancaster.
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