165112 Shipton 21 October 2007

Although booked for a Class 180 Adelante unit, on 21 October 2007 the 11:14 Worcester Foregate Street to Paddington First Great Western service turned out to be a Class 165 Sprinter. 165112 is pictured having just passed through Shipton station and is viewed from the FWP Matthews flour mills car park. Shipton station originally served a wide rural area, and as late as the 1970s the 'Shipton for Burford' sign on the platform indicated this role.