For those of us now resigned to seeing our railways through a palisade steel fence that restricts 80% of directional vision, this photograph is truly a breath of fresh air! At Gayton Loops in Northamptonshire, the passage of Riddles 'Standard Britannia' 70033 'Charles Dickens' with a down express is delighting the two short-trousered youngsters who have a handy fence to help their view. Saturday 30th August 1958.

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