This photograph was taken completely blind in the sense that I was holding the camera as high as I could over the parapet of Ashton Road bridge with the viewing screen tilted down towards me. In this position, I had no warning that the train was coming as I could not see so I had to make accurate use of Open Train Times on my phone and listening for its imminent passage. Luckily, I got things about right as this view of 86259 'Les Ross/Peter Pan' returning to its weekday stabling point at Rugby proves. It was running as 0Z89, the 12.23 ex London Euston. Notice that the locomotive is still carrying its 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' headboard following on from yesterday's railtour duties.
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