BUFFER ZONE: On February 26, LMS ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0 No. 45627 Sierra Leone (45699 Galatea) hauled ‘The Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express’ between Carnforth and Preston – The Railway Touring Company excursion having originated from London Euston. The train is seen at Howe & Co’s Sidings on the Settle & Carlisle Line, where semaphores still prevail – the Midland type 4a signalbox is just visible on the left.
DAVE COLLIER