L420 (51358, 59510 & 51400) is most unusually paired with a London Midland Region Class 116 unit (sadly unidentified) as it pulls away from Shipton station with the 06:24 Great Malvern to Oxford service on 5 May 1984. This was one of only two up trains to call at Shipton at the time and being a purely local all stations service often didn't even utilise a standard 3 car DMU, as most other service on the Cotswold Line did at the time. A Class 121 single car, sometimes with a trailer added was quite common, so this is definitely out of the ordinary! This view (now completely obscured by trees) gives a clear view of FWP Matthews flour mill, which is still a flourishing business. |