Superb, but very brief, lighting at Portway on 9 August 2000. 43196 The Newspaper Society Founded 1836 passes the fields of ripening wheat with the 1V51 12:08 Newcastle to Plymouth 'Devonian'. Over three years after acquiring the franchise, Virgin CrossCountry had still not got around to repainting their entire fleet, although it wouldn't be long before 43196 would be covered in red paint. However, it didn't stay red for long, moving to the Midland Mainline, and then First Great Western.