7819 Barmouth 2 Augst 1987

Manor Class 4-6-0 7819 Hinton Manor comes off Barmouth Bridge on 2 August 1987, and takes the sharp curve towards the station with the 11:20 Machynlleth to Barmouth 'Cardigan Bay Express'. This was a summer dated service organised by BR's Provincial sector. Although I have photographed this locomotive several times on the Severn Valley Railway, this is the only time that I saw it out on the mainline. Note the other rails in this picture - the rusty remnants in the old slipway passing underneath the bridge in the foreground.