With just a trace of hazy autumn sunshine accentuating the rust on the parked wagons, 50048 Dauntless passes Hinksey Yard on 27 September 1986 with the 1F24 14:17 Paddington to Oxford Network SouthEast service. Just a few month's into NSE's takeover of the Thames Valley trains, the only visible difference is a little discreet branding on the coaches.