Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire 31st January 2016

Stanier 8F 2-8-0 48624 on the front of its Class 7 train of mineral wagons in the Down Loop at Loughborough station. For the first and only time that day the sun almost shone so the front of the engine is reasonably lit.

This was the 11.45 minerals to Swithland Sidings and I had put a few rounds on in anticipation of our departure, hence the smoke, although in the event we left 5 minutes late.