50031 'Hood' Class 50 seen on the blocks at London Waterloo during the Big Freeze of Feb 1991
At the beginning of February 1991, a bitterly cold spell of weather brought heavy snow to eastern and central England. Temperatures remained below zero in these areas continuously between the 6th and 9th of February and maximum temperatures were between -3 and -5C. During the night of the 7th the snow became heavy and persistent in London, bringing 20 cm in central London and 25cm in boroughs such as Croydon and Bromley, the deepest snow since the winter of 1962-1963. This brought the rail network into chaos, and services in the south-east were heavily disrupted. On the 8th of February, the snow was lighter and started to ease. However, the cold spell and the snow lasted for several days.
Size: 4840px × 3227px
Location: London Waterloo
Photo credit: © Chris McKee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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