56038 Crofton 15 January 1991

56038 Western Mail passes Crofton just as the sun is rising on 15 January 1991 with the 6A52 07:45 Merehead to Thorney Mill Bardon stone hoppers. This is the site of Grafton East Junction. The course of the diverging route to Andover can be seen on the left, with the remains of the bridge which carried the line over the Kennet & Avon Canal on the extreme left of the picture, with lock No. 57 in the background. The bridge from which this picture was taken has recently been demolished.