An unidentified class 50 comes, rather smokily, into Bath Spa station at the head of a down express from London Paddington. At this time, the class 50s or 'Hoovers' as they were known by spotters due to the sound that their forced air induction system made, were not highly thought of by crews and maintenance teams. Notice in the background the large Bath Spa running-in sign. I bought my own on Ebay and and it is proudly displayed in my garden, see the last image on this section. I have often wondered if it this particular one seen in this picture?
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