37401 Mary Queen of Scots & 37405 pass Wolvercote on 22 August 2015 with the Railway Magazine sponsored 1Z39 16:52 Bournemouth to Chester 'Bournemouth Flyer' railtour, run in connection with the Bournemouth Air Festival. This obviously explains the RAF roundels on the front, one of which seems to have migrated from the marker light to near the headboard at some point in its journey from the south coast! 57307 Lady Penelope is on the rear of the train. I was surprised to be the only person here to witness this unusual working. Admittedly it was getting dark, and the first few spots of the forecast rain had just started falling, but the recently repainted 37401 should surely have tempted more photographers out. Note the partially completed reinstatement of the down relief line on the right, and the spires of Oxford in the background. |