Caption:

At Bolton, passengers stir and walk towards, as they always

do everywhere rather than wait for the train to stop near them, the Brush Type 4 Class 47 approaching from Manchester with an express for Glasgow. It will probably combine at Preston with a portion from Liverpool. Meanwhile, having to wait for the express to depart, for some time an English Electric Type 4 Class 40, either number 40124 or 40134, has been ringing and creeping its way on the through road with a rake of mineral wagons it is trying to keep the couplings taut, no doubt with the help of the guard at the rear.