47712 Wolvercote Junction 18 May 1998

47712 approaches Wolvercote Junction on 18 May 1998 with the 1M79 16:47 Reading to Liverpool Virgin CrossCountry service. There is a bit of a mystery here, as 47712 allegedly carried its Dick Whittington nameplates from 1995 until 2000. However, there clearly isn't a plate on this side of the loco in this picture. Is this a case of some duff (pardon the pun) information?