350407, 07.56 London Euston-Birmingham New Street (1Y17, 1L), Wilson's Crossing
I took a bit of a gamble by choosing to
go to the well-known spot at Wilson’s Crossing near Kingsthorpe in Northampton due to massive development in the area including Northampton’s Northern Relief road crossing the line close by. Not knowing if the crossing was even open I trudged across the semi-flooded fields to find it in use but heavily fenced and signs asking walkers to wait before being given permission to cross certain spots due to construction traffic movements; it always used to be a peaceful and quiet spot to visit! 350407 passes the crossing working the 07.56 Euston to Birmingham New Street 1Y17 service. I deliberately chose a slow shutter speed to gain some motion blur to emphasise the safety notice at the foot crossing.