A green locomotive in a green landscape and against the sun; what a photographic disaster! I had identified this spot on the OS map to photograph The Cumbrian Mountain Express charter led by 34067 'Tangmere' but from a footpath on the other side of the line as seen behind the locomotive. However, I misjudged the time it would take us to get here near the village of Sedwick from Arnside given a traffic jam in the village of Milnthorpe and finally the lack of anywhere to park the car on the narrow lanes. With the train, running as usual as 1Z86, having already started its assault of Shap this wrong-side shot had to suffice. Some Photoshop manipulation has helped improve things but it is rather a poor shot.
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