There we were, quietly savouring the birdsong, when this filthy great brute obliterates the scene with its noise and smoke. Magnificent.
This is 0Z20 (as the headcode on the Deltic says) 0852 Alton to Castleton Hopwood Gf, diesels returning from the Gala at the MHR back to the East lancs Railway, led by BR Class 55 "Deltic" D9009 Alycidon. Missed it on the way down, was determined to catch it on the way back. Boy was it worth it.