43180 City of Newcastle upon Tyne passes Lower Basildon on 26 July 1999 with the 1E42 16:20 Bournemouth to Leeds Virgin CrossCountry service. This was just before these trains were downgraded to DMU operation. To quote Joni Mitchell: 'You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone'. How on earth a claustrophobic four coach Voyager can possibly be an improvement in way compared with a seven coach HST is a mystery! |