Looking smart, if a little grubby, in its DB livery, 90029 brings up the rear of the 11.52 Euston to Manchester Piccadilly footex special. These football specials were a common feature of the railways for many years but during the seventies, they gained a reputation for being a bit on the rough side with drunken hooligans wrecking trains hence why BR often wheeled out its oldest Mk. I stock! Today, whilst there are fewer football charters, they are a lot more civilised with fans enjoying a ride in some airconditioned Mk. IIf stock.
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