43207 passes Abbotswood on 13 June 2014 with the 1V44 06:00 Leeds to Plymouth CrossCountry service. Although forecast for a sunny day, the prospect of waiting another two hours just for a Class 66 on the Tesco train was not appealing, especially as a large bank of dark cloud can be seen in the background here, approaching from the Worcester direction. It had already moved considerably nearer since I photographed the Class 37 hauled railtour 50 minutes earlier. A HST in the sun is far more photogenic than a 'Shed' that might be in the cloud! |