This is one of my favourite photographs of this time! With Heywood Road Junction's signal box home signals silhouetted against the evening sky 50014 'Warspite' runs light engine towards London coming off the Westbury avoider line. Looking extremely shiny as though it has just received repaint 50014 was, in fact, the final member of the class to enter Doncaster works for its refurbishment in 1983. Unfortunately, despite the signalman allowing us to stand trackside to take this image from a spot right opposite the box we did not think to ask him the details of this unusual working!
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