West Coast Railways 47815 'Great Western' and 47813 top-and-tail 1Z60, the 09.52 Liverpool Street to Peterborough, seen approaching Waterbeach at speed. Photo: Michael Smyth.

A rear view of 1Z60, the 09.52 Liverpool Street to Peterborough, showing the beautifully restored 47815 'Great Western' and the magnificent rake of late Mk2 stock. Photo: Michael Smyth.

By early afternoon on Saturday 18th February the sun had disappeared and the light had become considerably more gloomy. Notwithstanding this, 47815 makes a fine sight as it heads South towards Waterbeach station with 1Z61, the 12.36 Peterborough to Liverpool Street. Photo: Michael Smyth.

A low-level shot suits the dull weather and drizzle that came later in the day on Saturday 18th February 2023. 47813 powers North of Waterbeach at Bannold Road level crossing with the second run from Liverpool Street to Peterborough, 1Z62, which left London at 15.22 and passed through Waterbeach at 16.48. Photo: Michael Smyth.

On the coldest day nationally since 2010, GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66793 runs to time through Waterbeach on December 12th 2022 with 6L37, the 09.57 Hoo Junction to Whitemoor engineers' working. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Class 317 Electric Multiple Units continue to be phased out of traffic. On 5th April 2022, Rail Operations Group Class 37 No. 37884 hauls 317515 and 317342 North past Waterbeach for storage at Ely North Junction, prior to scrapping. Photo: Michael Smyth.

On April 6th 2022, Class 37 No. 37884 hauls two withdrawn Class 317 units past Bannold Road Crossing (to the North of Waterbeach) for storage at Papworth's Sidings, Ely. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Gatwick Express-liveried Class 387s are now regular performers on Cambridge-Ely-Kings Lynn services. 387208 and 387118 head towards Ely on April 6th 2022. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Weekend Engineers' trains are a common sight in the vicinity of March, as they run to and from Whitemoor yard to locations across East Anglia. On Saturday 29th April 2023, GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66759 brings a load of new ballast through Waterbeach en-route from Whitemoor to Cambridge for the weekend's works. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Weekend Engineers' trains to and from Whitemoor Yard area regular feature of East Anglian railway operation. Early on the morning of Saturday 25th February 2023, GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66772 heads South near Bannold Road level crossing, Waterbeach, with a Whitemoor to Forest Gate working. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Dramatic backlighting from a low Winter sun picks out a Class 387 unit standing at the Up platform at Waterbeach station with a Kings Cross working on 7th February 2023. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Shooting into the sun always runs the risk of flare on the camera optics, but can add to the overall atmosphere of the scene. WCR Class 47s Nos. 47813 and 47815 charge through Waterbeach on Sunday 19th February 2023 with 1Z81, the 13.30 additional from Peterborough to Liverpool Street. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Black and white photography can give some powerful effects in high-contrast lighting. In just such conditions, WCR Class 47 No. 47815 'Great Western' heads South through Waterbeach on Sunday 19th February 2023 with 1Z81, the 13.30 Peterborough to Liverpool Street additional. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Passing through Waterbeach at speed and in full sun, 55009 'Alycidon' makes a fine sight as it heads South towards Cambridge with Pathfinder Railtours' 'The Capital Deltic Reprise' on Saturday 29th Jul 2023. The train was delayed from the start, due to an incorrect carriage formation requiring significant shunting before departure and arrived in Kings Cross 34 minutes behind schedule. None of this, however, detracted from a spectacularly successful day. Photo: Michael Smyth.

With a heavy, threatening sky in the background, Class 170 No. 170636 works 1N59, the 14.27 Stanstead Airport to Birmingham New Street Cross country service North of Waterbeach on 7th February 2023. Photo: Michael Smyth.

Standing water in the fields of Cambridgeshire indicates the extent of the rainfall in East Anglia in early 2024. Passing Bannold Road crossing, Waterbeach, with 4M46, the 14.52 Chesterton Junction to Toton North Yard on February 12th 2024, DB Class 66 No. 66007 is beautifully backlit by the afternoon sun as it heads North with 16 box wagons in matching red livery. Photo: Michael Smyth.