47515 Oxford 26 July 1987

InterCity loco, Network SouthEast coaches. 47515 Night Mail pulls out of Oxford station on Sunday 26 July 1987 with the first train of the day to London, the 1F01 08:45 departure for Paddington. This train was booked for Class 50 haulage, so the mismatched loco is clearly a replacement for an non-available Class 50. Disappointing at the time maybe, but the livery combination, although not at all unique, does make an interesting picture.