A fascinating working and one that I have written about in an article for Traction magazine back in issue 213. However, whilst the subject of my article was this train it ran to slightly different timings and it was formed of different stock. Then, back in 1984, the train was the 07.30 Aberdeen to Penzance and on this leg of its journey, it was hauled by a class 50 leading a train of at least thirteen coaches. Also, the route was different, then it came together with portions joining at Edinburgh and Carstairs travelling south via WCML to Birmingham New Street. The 2019 service is formed by a four-car DMU, in this particular case 220013, routed via the ECML route to York and then south via Sheffield to Birmingham. Finally, whilst this service has the reporting code of 1V60, back in 1984 it was 1V73. The train is seen passing Croome Perry Wood just south of Abbotswood Junction.
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