37800 & 37884 Awre 23 October 2016

37800 & 37884 pass Awre on 23 October 2016 with the Rail Operations Group 1Z37 09:00 Derby to Worcester Shrub Hill (via Hereford and Chepstow) 'Class 37/8 Thrash Bash' railtour. Unfortunately after the train had passed Severn Tunnel Junction, most locations would be backlit, some impossibly so. I chose this spot as it was slightly less backlit than most of the Chepstow to Gloucester section of the route. Even so, I used the old dodge of significantly extended the lens hood by using a rubber band to hold a piece of card to the hood, nearly trebling its effectiveness.