43056 Denchworth 24 February 2011

43056 The Royal British Legion can easily be recognised from a distance by the large red commemorative poppy on its nameplate. It is seen here passing Denchworth on 24 February 2011 with the 1B37 13:15 Paddington to Cardiff Central First Great Western service. This is a well traveled power car, having initially worked for many years on the Midland Mainline, it later saw service on the East Coast route, before arriving on the Western. However, even when its normal stomping ground was between London and the Midlands back in the 1980s, it did on one occasion venture onto Brunel's route to the west with an Ian Allan railtour.