It's been a very long time since the view was anything like as open as this at Didcot North Junction. L419 (51356, 59508 & 51398) approaches the junction on 9 December 1986 with the 2C09 09:21 Oxford to Didcot Parkway service. The Paddington destination blind is a red herring! Unusually, this short distance working ran non-stop. Appleford Signal Box can be seen in the distance, directly above the DMU.