50016 Lyneham 19 May 1986

The perfect way to start a day! Under a cloudless sky, 50016 Barham passes Lyneham with 1A10 06:00 Hereford to Paddington service on 19 May 1986. Given suitable weather conditions I often used to venture out to the Cotswold Line for this train before going to work (ah yes, I remember it well!), and on this particular occasion everything worked out fine, including the shutter of the slightly temperamental Pentax 6x7 not causing uneven exposure banding when used at the very necessary 1/1000sec!