59201 Dinnington 4 January 1997

With South Anston church just visible on the horizon, 59201 Vale of York passes Dinnington with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z59 05:27 Bristol Temple Meads to Sudforth Lane 'G.M. Gyrator' railtour on 4 January 1997. It is just approaching Dinnington Colliery Junction on the Shireoaks to Doncaster freight line. Given the appalling freezing weather conditions, it is surprising that the tour was only running 20 minutes late at this point, and even more surprising that it managed to recover this lost time later on in the itinerary.