170426 gets away from Dunblane permitted by the down main semaphore DB45 controlled by the box behind where I am standing on the busy footbridge. The Class 170 is working the 1A59 10.41 Glasgow Central to Aberdeen. Sitting at the platform in the background is 158730 that has just terminated with the 10.03 from Edinburgh. Once 170426 has cleared out of section the signalmen will permit the Class 158 to draw forward, perform a crossover and then retrace its steps back into the station. Unfortunately, Dunblane is probably best remembered for the horrific events of Wednesday 13th March 1996 when Thomas Hamilton ran amok at the town's primary school killing seventeen people, mainly young school children. However, on a brighter note, it is also known for being the birth town of the tennis player Murray brothers Andy and Jamie with mum Judy still living in the town.
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