47254 passes Uffington on the frosty and misty afternoon of 16 February 1984 with the 9A27 09:00 Severn Tunnel Junction to Acton mixed freight, which on this occasion contains one tank wagon, one van, and one coal hopper at the rear of a rake of cartics. The only load seems to be one Ford Granada and one Ford Escort! The train has run along the down line from Bourton, and will shortly be crossing back over to its normal line. A red banner across the up line can just be seen near the first wagon. The reason for the wrong line running was a derailment of a freight train between here at Knighton Crossing the previous day. The line of loaded ballast wagons in the up loop await the call to be taken to the work site. |