View northward, towards St Albans, Bedford and the North; ex-Midland main line, London St Pancras - Bedford - Leicester and the North. The train is being hauled by a BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 (No. 92019), which were well able to run at express speed.
Uploaded to Geograph by Ben Brooksbank on 30 August 1958
Photo © Ben Brooksbank, 30 August 1958. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence