43125 brings up the rear of a strange working marking the end of a 35 year old era. It is working the 5L46 14.41 Chaddesden-Ely Papwirth Sidings taking this set for storage. It has come off-lease the previous week and had been de-branded by staff at Laira. The whole combo is seen passing through the Rutland countryside at Egleton, in itself a strange location to see the passage of one of these iconic trains. 43125 was initially, part of Western Region set 253028 delivered in the summer of 1981 to strengthen services to the South West via the Berks and Hants route.
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