Scots Guardsman at Preston 9 May 2009

9th May 2009

On a day when four Class 7 and 8 locomotives of LMS ancestry were out on the main line in the North of England, I could only manage a short outing. The priority had to be to spend more time with David Smith's magnificent Rebuilt Scot No 46115 Scots Guardsman, as it awaited departure from Preston with the Vintage Trains 'Scot over Shap' charter to Carlisle and back. The morning was fine and sometimes sunny, in complete contrast to the wild weather lying ahead of the train on the high fells.

No 46115 Scots Guardsman takes water at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6898.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman takes water at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6915.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman takes water at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6924.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman moves forward to await the arrival of its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6937.JPG
No 46115 Scots Guardsman moves forward to await the arrival of its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6938.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman awaits the arrival of its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6953.JPG	The incoming loco No 86259 makes way for No 46115 Scots Guardsman 1024x768 DSCF6959.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman awaits the signal at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6967.JPG
No 46115 Scots Guardsman reverses onto its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6969.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman stands at the head of its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6973.JPG	No 46115 Scots Guardsman stands at the head of its train at Preston 1024x768 DSCF6978.JPG	The station clock stands at 0925 and No 46115 Scots Guardsman is about to leave Preston 1024x768 DSCF6981.JPG