A golden early morning glint at Oxford on 20 January 1996, as 31420 & 31423 Jerome K. Jerome round the curve on the approach to the station with the Hertfordshire Railtours 1Z31 08:03 Paddington to Stafford 'Soho Sinner' railtour. 47226 was added to the rear of the train at Stourbridge Junction, in order to work the train in top'n'tail mode around various Birmingham lines, which to justify the tour's name included passing Soho North and East Junctions.