390126, VT 06.52 Edinburgh Waverley-London Euston (9M50, 1L), 805006, 14.03 London Euston Edge Hill Depot (5Q92, RT) & 802101 , 14.06 London Euston-North Pole Depot (5Q85, 4E), London Euston station
An unusual lineup at Euston station sees the more usual
Pendolino at the far end. 390126 has just arrived having worked the 06.52 from Edinburgh Waverley. The second closest to the camera is one of the new and unbranded bi-mode Class 805s undergoing yet another mileage accumulation and driver training run. 805006 will work the 5Q52 14.03 train to Edge Hill depot in Liverpool. Lastly, in the foreground is an interloper from western lines. 802101 'Nancy Astor' will leave at 14.06 as the 5Q85 to North Pole Depot. As the crow flies it is not very far and easily done in half an hour or so by public transport or bike but by rail considerably longer via two reversals, one at Willesden Yard and another at Kensington Olympia. This rather convoluted route could see these trains taking next Christmas offering a partial service to stations west during the lengthy closure of the GWML out of Paddington.