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. On May Day in 1937, smart LMS Stanier '4P' 2-6-4 Tank No. 2600 is climbing away from Sandy with a 'Varsity Line' train for Bedford.

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