47488 passes South Moreton (Didcot East) on 1 December 1983 with the 1O15 09:20 Manchester Piccadilly to Poole service. Note the inclusion of two BG vans at the head of the train, one of which looks like it's on its first journey since overhaul, with gleaming paintwork, even down to red painted coil springs. In the background, Didcot's coal fired power station is hard at work supplying power for the national grid, something it would be doing for nearly another three decades.