The Wandering “Pieman” Railtour, Sat Nov 6th 2010
6 mainly local phots from a tour that took in the KX incline, Camden Rd, WCML, Woburn Sands, Bedford, Kettering and Corby en route to Melton Mowbray. The return was via Nottingham, Lincoln,Sleaford, Spalding and ECML.
Finsbury Park
67024
arrives at Finsbury Park around 8am, the last pick up
Camden Jn
A
rare view of the Northern entrance of the “rat hole” , the long closed “Up
Empty Carriage line” tunnel. Alongside the “rat hole” is the still open, for
diversions, DC connection from South Hampstead tunnel to Camden Road.
Leighton South
An
almost rural, wooded view approaching Leighton station on the DS.
Bletchley
67024
swings onto the “Down Cambridge” via the surviving crossovers under the flyover
All
quiet at the stone terminal as 67024 swings onto the branch
Melton Mowbray
67024
and 13 coach consist reversed into the up good loop during the 3 hour fester in
Melton.