Nameplate, 43102 (43302), EM 05.19 Leeds-London St. Pancras (1C15, 4E), Wellingborough station
To commemorate the ending of HST use on the MML,
power car 43102 (formerly numbered 43302 and operated by LNER) has received a superb retro. InterCity Swallow livery and has been named 'The Journey Shrinker'. As stated in the smaller plate affixed to the flanks of the power car it achieved the feat as the fastest diesel train in November 1987 reaching 148.5 mph on a test train between Northallerton and York. It is unfortunate that somebody did not grammar check the text before the sign was sent to be cast as an apostrophe has been missed from the subtitle on the plate but I suppose that will add to its value in the future!