Having deposited it first Northampton Town supporters in London to make their own way to Wembley for the League 2 playoff match with Bradford City the empty coaching stock returns to pick up more Cobblers fans. Always quick to criticise the railways, London Midland have pulled off a blinder here and should be applauded. They have hired in the Pretendolino stock and locomotive, in this case a rather tatty looking Freightliner liveried 90044, to run four footexes (two each way morning and evening) enabling fans to reach Wembley and get home again. The ECS, running as 5T18, is seen passing through Roade cutting having left Euston promptly at 09.10.
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