701058 Aldington 3 June 2024

Is there no end to the sorry saga of the Class 701 EMU's introduction into traffic! Five years after the class should have been in service, 701058 makes its way along the Cotswold Line on 3 June 2024, heading for storage at Long Marston. The 5Q88 05:00 Eastleigh to Long Marston is pictured here passing Aldington, hauled by 69008 Richard Howe.