18th February 1998 Class 47 locomotives No.47726 and No.47785 speed south at 40 Steps on the 18th February 1998. The pair were operating 5C99 12:20 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth empty mail vans. In the background a pair of Class 37s (37676 and 37230) wait to head south with an departmental service. (Photo: David Jones)