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. In June 1936 'Silver Fox' is seen heading an up express and is approaching Sandy. Oddly, there does not appear to be a number on the front bufferbeam! Built in Dec. 1955 as LNER No. 2512 it was withdrawn in Oct. 1963 as BR No. 60017.

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