12804 Bretforton 9 January 2024

Just a few years old, but driving trailer 12804 heads for an uncertain future, as it brings up the rear of the 5Q94 08:25 Longsight to Long Marston, at Bretforton on 9 January 2024, hauled by 37884 Cepheus. Also included in the train is 68024 Centaur. The amber signal in the distance is for Honeybourne North Junction, where the train will leave the Cotswold Line. Apparently it is cheaper for TransPennine to keep paying the lease charges and not using these trains, rather than risk putting up with their unreliability in service.