47799 Overthorpe 16 June 1999

Royal Train loco 47799 Prince Henry catches the last rays of the setting sun as it passes under the M40 motorway at Overthorpe (near Banbury) with a train load of race goers returning from Royal Ascot to Manchester Piccadilly on 16 June 1999, running as the 1Z97 19:05 ex Ascot. Traffic levels on the motorway were obviously not as high in those days, as I haven't had to resort to Photoshop to remove any road vehicles from this view!