50018 Hinksey 21 June 1986

The inclusion of a GUV in the formation immediately gives a clue to the destination of this train. 50018 Resolution approaches Hinksey on 21 June 1986 with the 1B46 17:07 Paddington to Hereford service. Even without reference to the timetable, the presence of a van in the train instantly identifies this as a Cotswold Line service, rather than one of the numerous London to Oxford trains, which were also in the capable hands of Class 50s at the time.