56038 & 37891 Yate South Junction 4 August 1991

56038 Western Mail & 37891 take the Westerleigh line at Yate South Junction on 4 August 1991 with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z64 17:06 Gloucester to Westerleigh Yard railtour. This was one of a number of specials run in connection with the Gloucester Rail Day. Apologies for the very poor quality of this image. Whilst it would be no problem for today's digital cameras, the failing light on this 1991 summer evening required an exposure of 1/250sec f1.4 on Fujichrome RF50. The bridge abutment on the right is part of the former flying junction, allowing northbound trains on the former Great Western Railway line to access the Midland Railway route without interfering with southbound trains. The former GWR line can be seen directly above the locomotives.