390103, VT 12.17 London Euston-Manchester Piccadilly (1H08, 1E), site of Roade station
390103 passes Roade in full-gloom working the 12.17 Euston to
Manchester Avanti West Coast service. Close examination of the photograph reveals a mass of hi-viz in the background with a possession of the slow lines in place. This was to facilitate the contractors reconstructing the embankment just north of Ashton Road bridge.