47438 passes underneath the recently opened Hennef Way bridge at Banbury on 11 July 1987 with the 1M46 15:17 Weymouth to Manchester Piccadilly service. This was during the period when BR decided that a whole raft of loco hauled passenger trains should appear as named trains in the timetable. Consequently this, along with many others, was officially the 'Holidaymaker Express', although with no headboards, or any other special status, the whole thing was a bit pointless. |