The purists will be shocked to see modern traction in the form of HST power cars sitting in a siding directly behind Arley station's up platform! However, 43251 and 43257 will not actually haul trains on the Severn Valley Railway with them in temporary storage for Colas Rail along with two other power cars prior to overhaul and entry into service with Network Rail. The last time that I photographed 43251 was, by way of an irony, on the Azuma launch day back in 2019, a day that was the beginning of the end for these iconic trains, see.....
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