Unfortunately, when the Pendolinos were stripped of their Virgin identity following the end of their franchise during December 2019, 390008 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh' lost its unique handlebar moustaches on each nose cone. This vinyl always made this particular set easy to identify and was comedically typical of the approach that Virgin took towards their trains. It is seen passing the site of Roade station working the 1S42 07.30 Euston to Glasgow Central from a recently opened up spot that will be unusable soon when contractors finish work on the nearby housing estate.
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