221103, VT 17.28 London Euston-Wolverhampton (9G12, 4L), site of Roade station
Approaching the end of the third week of the closure
of the fast lines between Hanslope and Hillmorton Junctions means that all services are still travelling via Northampton. 221103 still wearing its Virgin colours passes Roade working the 9G12 17.28 Euston to Wolverhampton service. With plenty of capacity due to the reduced COVID timetable quite why Avanti are using their Voyagers on turns such as this is beyond me. Surely it must be more costly than running a Pendolino and far less environmentally agreeable or am I missing something?