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NHS 111 20240323--023
NHS 111 20240323--023

700111 rounds the Offord Curves (between St. Neots and Huntingdon), working 9J12 06.07 Horsham - Peterborough. The unit carries branding applied in 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]

With some diverted container trains again and a sunny morning forecast, I made the effort to leave home early and come here. I was heading north for an evening photo shoot at Swinden Quarry (Rylstone), and had considered driving to Yorkshire the previous evening and staying overnight in a Travelodge so I could have a day of photography there, but the weather forecast was mixed and I had things to do before I could set off - so in the end I decided to drive up during the day. There was also a UK Railtours charter from King's Cross to East Midlands Gateway (with GBRf's recently-acquired 66306 and 66308), and I planned to get some shots of that going into and coming out of East Midlands Gateway.

Sadly, although there was nearly wall-to-wall blue sky here when I arrived, a small cloud meant I lost full sun on the first diverted freight (which was running almost three hours late), and then the second one had a very dirty loco - plus I realised the sun was actually off the front of a class 66. I'd not intended staying here for the railtour, but I realised I could easily beat it to the Castle Donnington area and that it wasn't very far behind the second container train; a going-away shot would just have the sun on the front (back) of the rear loco. This Thameslink service was just in front of it, but the sun dipped for the railtour...

(Unfortunately, the tour first passed Gateway West Jn. in very dull conditions, and then went onto the branch (now running late) as the sun began to go behind a cloud - after I'd been stood in full sun for nearly half an hour. The train then came out just before the sun cleared the next bank of cloud, making it a very frustrating day.)

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Taken on: March 23, 2024
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Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length: 50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
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