37892 Crofton 15 January 1991

Kennet & Avon Canal Lock No. 57 at Crofton makes an excellent foreground for this picture of 37892 Ripple Lane heading east on a sunny but very cold 15 January 1991. It is working the 6L55 12:20 Westbury to Ripple Lane empty tanks. The black tanks at the front of the train are bitumen empties from Frome, whilst the vehicles at the rear are fuel oil empties. This was running well over an hour early.