D1935, outward leg of The Cotswold Explorer, 06.30 Northampton-Worcester Shrub Hill (1Z46, 40L), between Roade & Ashton
D1935 'Roger Hoskins MA 1925-2013' (previously numbered 47257, 47650 &
47805) brings up the rear of The Cotswold Explorer charter as it passes the fields in the half-light of a March morning between the villages of Roade and Ashton. The Class 47 was towed all the way to Worcester and back, initially by D213 'Andania' but from West London and back by 46100 'Royal Scot'.