43049_2001_Market_Harborough
On a grey January morning East Midlands Railways 43049 heads north from Market Harborough working 1D13, 08:34 St Pancras - Nottingham, 8th January 2020.
A scene that has changed considerably from when I last stood here just over forty years ago (see first comment)
Locomotive History
43049 was built in 1977 at Crewe works as part of HST set 253024 for Western Region London – Bristol/South Wales services. 253024 was one of five Western Region HST sets transferred to Midland Main Line duties in 1982 and 43049 has been pounding up and down to London St Pancras from the East Midlands and South Yorkshire for the last thirty eight years. 43049 has been fitted with a Paxman VP185 engine in lieu of its original Paxman Valenta.
43049_2001_Market_Harborough
On a grey January morning East Midlands Railways 43049 heads north from Market Harborough working 1D13, 08:34 St Pancras - Nottingham, 8th January 2020.
A scene that has changed considerably from when I last stood here just over forty years ago (see first comment)
Locomotive History
43049 was built in 1977 at Crewe works as part of HST set 253024 for Western Region London – Bristol/South Wales services. 253024 was one of five Western Region HST sets transferred to Midland Main Line duties in 1982 and 43049 has been pounding up and down to London St Pancras from the East Midlands and South Yorkshire for the last thirty eight years. 43049 has been fitted with a Paxman VP185 engine in lieu of its original Paxman Valenta.