Despite HSTs, in theory, at least, handing all of the

Paddington to Bristol and South Wales services by this time there were occasions when one was not available and a scratch set of stock and locomotive had to be mustered to work a train. This appears to be the case here as 50035 'Furious' stands at Bath Spa with an unidentified up working. As can be seen, the young spotter to the right was obviously quite excited as he runs along the platform to observe the event!