144012 Goole (Potters Grange Junction) 9 August 1997

144012 is completely dwarfed by Goole's two water towers, as it leaves the station on 9 August 1997 with the 19:52 Goole to Doncaster service. The superb low evening light did mean it was quite critical that I pressed the shutter at just the right moment, as most of the track was in shadow. The unit is just approaching Potters Grange Junction, where the Knottingley line diverges. The first of Goole's distinctive 'Salt and Pepper Pot' water towers was built in 1885, to be followed in 1926 by the much larger concrete second tower, which at the time was the largest in Europe.