Class 37 diesel no. D6948 (TOPS 37248) prepares to depart Cheltenham Racecourse Station, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Date: 6th August, 2023
Photograph Reference: P89957
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 125
Exposure Time: 1/125sec
Aperture: F7.1
Focal Length: 24mm
Modifications: RAW modified
Taken on one of the railway's "Double-up" events, where, in this instance, both this locomotive and classmate 37215 were rostered to work the diesel working of the day's timetable. At this point the locomotives were top-and-tailed, with 37215 at the other end of the train.
A slightly further recomposed version of this image was used in issue 167 of "The Cornishman", credited as "Richard Kyte"