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026 East Coast Main Line
82-UK-0015
Grand Finale 2
55 022 laid down a fine trail of smoke as it accelerated the very last Deltic hauled train to run under BR auspices away from Edinburgh Waverley on 2 January 1982. The cold wet weather was somehow appropriate for such a sombre occasion. Note the umbrellas among the watching crowds and the "polis" stationed at the end of the platform to ensure nobody was disrespectful.camera : Canon FTb
lens : 50mm f/1.8
focal length : 50 mm
shutter : 1/125sec
aperture : f/2.8
ISO : 400
original : Film 35mm