It nearly went wrong today

The original intention this morning was for Eagle142 and me to head for Holmes Chapel to photograph the final Scarborough Flyer of the year. However the weather was dark and dull and we decided that Chelford might be a better bet as this would give the sun almost another half hour to rise behind the clouds and maybe give a bit more light for a shot. This proved to be a wise decision as the clouds began to break up a little and the light did improve quite a bit. What was nearly our undoing was the late arrival of the local stopping service to Crewe just as the steam service started to leave the Chelford loop. In the end the stopper made a rapid departure and cleared the bridge just before 6233 came through.