Description

48706 and 80043 double-head the Down Stephenson Locomotive Society Railtour on the final day of the S&D, 6 March 1966.

The train was photographed after passing through Shepton Mallet station, heading in the Down direction, ie, towards Evercreech New. In the background is the overbridge carrying the former Witham-Yatton line – in the high res. version of the image, people can be seen standing on this bridge.

Photo by John Woods. Copyright S&DRT. Our ref. 66-187/05-031. See also 05-032, plus 05-015 for the Up working.

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