I had selected this location to capture the passage of the returning charter that was due to pass this spot in about half an hour's time. However, as one can see I misjudged the position of the setting sun with almost all of this train now in the shade; an urgent plan B was needed! 88006 hauls the empty 16.49 Garston to Dagenham car transporters past Milton Malsor just south of Northampton. Once again there are just three solitary vehicles on this train rather like when I saw it last time, see....
https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/30015904775/x88006-15-49-garston-dagenham-6l48 and I still none the wiser as to why this is? Notice the red lorry in the top left corner of the photograph heading north on the nearby M1.