Sandy in Bedforshire is where, for a short distance, the former L&NWR Bedford to Cambridge 'Varsity' route (closed in 1968) and the GNR lines that are now part of the ECML run in parallel for about half a mile but do not connect. Both companies had separate but adjacent stations with a shared island platform, this is now merged into one station. The LNW influence is still strong in July 1952 as a Webb 'G2A' 0-8-0 plods towards Bedford with a mixed freight. It was built at Crewe in August 1904 as a "B' class compound No. 1436. After two rebuildings it was withdrawn in August 1957.

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