55021 'Argyll and Sutherland Highlander' leads the 08.05 1A05 York

to King's Cross semi-fast past Essendine. After the previous night's gales the wind is still blowing hard witnessed by the grass in the forground over at a fair angle! The train has just about reached the bottom of Stoke bank and would be at full line speed of one hundred miles per hour as it contiues its journey south with just under ninety miles to go.