47739 Robin of Templecombe & 47749 Demelza pass Tackley with the 6Z48 13:05 Burton upon Trent to Dollands Moor Colas Rail steel empties on 21 May 2009. Unlike all previous occasions this was not running to time, having been blocked in by another train at Burton, consequently it passed me some 90 minutes late. An odd coincidence, as I had just seen 37516 on 5Z37 running 90 minutes early! This was something of a grab shot, as I had just walked approximately half a mile to the south of Tackley station to investigate the possibility of a new location and had just reached the line when a hoot announced that the 47s were approaching the station. There was just time to find a stable bit of ground for the stepladder, avoiding the rabbit burrows! |