Concurrently numbered 720537 and 720538 pass the site of Roade station with the early running 12.38 Rugby to Wolverton Works 5Q28 mileage accumulation run. I very nearly did not get this photograph and had it not been for my athletic prowess would have missed it! I was sitting at home having lunch, aware that this train was running and spotted that it had just left Northampton and was approaching Hunsbury tunnel. I grabbed the camera and ran to this spot switching the camera on and removing the lens cap as I approached the bridge for it to appear under the A508 bridge in the background. Without checking the settings, I pressed the shutter and managed this image!
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