45141 gathers speed on its assault of Sharnbrook bank from the north. It is seen passing the site of Irchester station leading the 1M14 07.58 Leeds to St. Pancras service. ETH Class 45s (45/1 subclass) were the mainstay of MML services for many years supplemented by Class 47s until June 1987. Irchester station closed on 07.03.60 twenty years prior to this photograph being taken but nothing remains of the platforms with just some buildings and goods shed giving the game away. The station building was located on the bridge I am standing on with access straight down on to the island platform from it.
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