43189 arrives at Oxford station on 24 July 1990 with the 1B58 18:20 Paddington to Hereford service. Note Railfreight Distribution 47052 lurking in the shadows in the bay platform. The cyclist hoping to take his bike on the train would have had no problem, unlike his successor three decades later. HSTs had plenty of room for bikes, whereas the new Class 800 DMUs have only very minimal and badly designed provision, which is frequently useless, as not all bikes fit on their idiotic hook system! |