20 minutes at Leighton, Friday Oct 27th 2023

Todays WCML locally can see hours of monotonous traffic, Pendo’s, 350’s and “sheds” sometimes for hours on end. On occasions you get a short spell which breaks the normal predictabiliy. From 1530-50 on Friday we had a bit more variety…

Whilst 153’s were common on the Bedford – Bletchley, they are rare through Leighton, so heres Network Rail’s 153376 on a Derby – Tring (not Grimsby Town!) test train

Obviously a “shed” had to appear in the 20 minute session, 66732 heads South with the Daventry – Wembley empty water bottles train eventually bound for France

With Billy Connolly in the chair, 66046 drags 56091 South on a Leicester – Wembley light move.

Outline of sheer power, 56091 passes South

24 hours earlier, a rare LBNGR outing for NG51 seen here crossing Stanbridge Road with the 1535 Stonehenge – Pages Park on October 26th 2023

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