SCRCA Image: 250840_1978-09-30_RCTS_Dent-Head-from-northeast-with-Flying-Scotsman

Image
Blea Moor Tunnel North Portal, spoil tip, Dent Head Viaduct and Flying Scotsman.
Image Details
Brief description of image
Blea Moor Tunnel North Portal, spoil tip, Dent Head Viaduct and Flying Scotsman.
Image Type
Context view
Image Contributor
SCRCA Project Contributor: Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS)
Contributor's Reference
LAN0256C, cropped
Image Date
Location Reference(s)
SCRCA structure 250780: Blea Moor Tunnel North Portal (Bridge No 072)
SCRCA structure 250840: Spoil Tips Beside Blea Moor Tunnel North Portal
SCRCA structure 251100: Bridge SAC/76 - Greenbanks (PROW - minor road)
SCRCA structure 251230: Bridge SAC/77 - Dent Head Viaduct (stream)
Image Notes

The image shows class A3 No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman' on the Lord Bishop / Bishop Treacy / Bishop Eric Treacy Memorial Train passing the spoil tips between the North Portal of Blea Moor Tunnel and Dent Head Viaduct (Bridge SAC/77). Bridge SAC/76 is also partially visible (spanning the road).

This image was kindly supplied by the RCTS Image Archive (RCTS reference LAN0256C) - see:
https://rcts.org.uk/features/archive/
To create the image uploaded here, the original was cropped by approximately one third (to focus on the relative positioning of the key railway structures) and considerabley lightened (to bring-out detail in the shadows).