Evoking an era dating back thirty years or so a perfect matching set of Intercity Swallow liveried stock, DVT and locomotive sweep along the West Coast Mainline operating what is ostensibly a service train. Locomotive Services Limited is operating what is actually classified as a charter but in reality, is a service train that anybody can join in order to get to London from Crewe and then back to Piccadilly again later in the early evening. This all comes in response to Avanti West Coasts' controversial temporary (but for how long?) decision to slash their return Manchester to Euston services. DVT 82139 leads the 1Z40 14.29 Crewe to Euston service past Banbury Lane crossing on the Weedon loop with 87002 'Royal Sovereign' providing the power at the rear.
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