Warm evening sun illuminates 08700 as it shunts Bescot Down Storage Sidings in this early 1980s shot. During the early
days of the Air-Braked Network and Speedlink air-braked freights were shunted here, whereas vacuum and unbraked trains
continued to use the Down Reception Sidings and Down Yard. As the vacuum traffic fell off and the number of air-braked
trains increased all traffic began to use the Down Yard, and the Storage Sidings pilot loco was no longer required.
