2351 - Photo: Bruce McCartney.

On 4th January 1969, the final Saturday before withdrawal of scheduled passenger services on the 'Waverley Route', a special operated from Newcastle to Edinburgh via Carlisle and Hawick, returning home on the ECML. The train hauled by Deltic 9002 "THE KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY" is seen here on the outward journey approaching Galashiels.

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