86242 Basford Hall Junction 3 July 1985

86242 James Kennedy G.C. crosses from the down main to the down relief line at Basford Hall Junction on 3 July 1985 with the 1P63 14:00 Euston to Carlisle InterCity service. All trains were being diverted over the avoiding lines, as Crewe station was closed for major modernisation. It looks like at least one other photographers was recording these unusual moves!