Catching a welcome burst of full sunshine the New Measurement Train (NMT) enters Paddington as the 1Q19 11.04 ex Exeter Riverside. This set is being led by 43014 with its buffer beams indicating that it has seen service on the ECML during the late 1980s as a surrogate DVT. The power car was released into service on the GWML in the autumn of 1976. I have other photographs of this set in much earlier years on the site, an example can be found at .....
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