Passing under the newly constructed bridge that spans Roade's historic
cutting that will carry the village's long-awaited bypass 390042 emerges from the cold fog on the Northampton slow line. The Avanti West Coast 09.35 Liverpool to Euston train is one of the new and improved services as part of the roll-out of the company's new timetable following a turgid time on the WCML for some months that found the government getting involved and the imposition of an improvement plan back at the start of the autumn.