4th May 1996

Rail Express Systems Class 47 no. 47789 "Lindisfarne" approaches the station with the 1Z31 16.00 Peterbrough to Cardiff Central Pathfinder Railtours "Lincolnshire Explorer" railtour. I had travelled on this train to Peterborough, but the fact that I'm now taking this image from the station footbridge at 16.30 suggest that I must have made my own way to Spalding in order to get this shot. The signal box in the background seems to be set back from the main line, suggesting that there was once more tracks here. Possibly sidings for the stabling of empty stock used for the flower show excursion trains.