SR "Merchant Navy" Class no 35006 "Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co" heads east through Dixton Cutting, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 40th Anniversary Gala
Date: 6th November, 2021
Photograph Reference: P86300
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/500sec
Aperture: F6.3
Focal Length: 24mm
Modifications: RAW modified
Seen here heading the 10:33 train from Cheltenham Racecourse to Broadway.
In this instance, I was on my way to Far Stanley to do some photography there, but decided to take a diversion to the bridge over the line at Dixton Cutting to photograph a train there. With 35006 pointing south, I photographed the working from the east side of the bridge to avoid getting a tender-first shot.
Despite being taken under very overcast conditions, I am quite pleased with how this shot has turned out. The only slight issue is a piece of vegetation that strays in front of the locomotive slightly, so I'm in two minds as to whether or not to sell this image (requests will be considered).