43098 Hinksey 27 February 1999

Virgin CrossCountry red for the power car, but not yet for the coaches. The late 1990s saw yet another livery transition period for the HST fleet, with numerous mismatched scenes such as this. 43098 Railway Children passes Hinksey on 27 February 1999 with the 1S39 11:19 Bournemouth to Edinburgh 'Wessex Scot'.