D7523 Minehead 28 June 1997

D7523 John F Kennedy gets its moment of glory on 28 June 1997, as it works the Pathfinder Tours 1Z52 05:15 York to Minehead 'Minehead Mariner' railtour single handed for the last few yards into Minehead station. After traversing the West Somerset Railway coupled inside the tour's mainline locos (31466 & 31420), it worked the last short section unaided, after the 31s had been detached and run into the station. It is pictured here approaching the Seaward Way level crossing.