P83089 - LNER 1264, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Lineside - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

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LNER B1 Class no. 1264 approaches Gotherington Halt, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
LNER B1 Class no. 1264 departs Gotherington Halt, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Date: 25th May, 2019
Photograph Reference: P83089
Camera: Sony A77
ISO: 400
Exposure Time: 1/800sec
Aperture: F6.3
Focal Length: 75mm
Modifications: RAW modified
Seen on the 1st day of the line's "Northern Soul" event, with the 14.30 Broadway to Cheltenham Racecourse working, passing Manor Lane, Gotherington.   I had actually walked here from Winchcombe Station, with pauses at various locations to photograph trains.

Circumstances prevent me from working at this location in 2018, and since my last visit here, the vegetation has grown somewhat, with the result that I ended up having to use a different angle onto the railway than I had done previously, although at least the weather was co-operating to a certain degree.   This was only one of the visiting engines that I photographed at the location (419 was confined to Winchcombe, and 6023's working that afternoon was the last southbound working of the day, which would have made returning to my car in Cheltenham somewhat tricky), and I didn't stay for the northbound working (which may have also meant problems returning to Cheltenham).  

When I visited the line in October 2019, I noticed that a lot of trees in this location had been cleared, and I suspect that I will need to re-assess the location to see how this has changed the photographic potential.
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