L429 (51367, 59519 & 51409) leaves Moreton-in-Marsh station on 20 December 1986 with the 13:22 service to Oxford. This train, which was the return working of the earlier 12:23 Oxford to Moreton-in-Marsh 'all stations' service, was not shown in the working timetable, as it was introduced experimentally in October, after requests for a Saturday shopper's service. This is why for a long time I could not identify the working, and my thanks to William Crossley for providing the information. Despite the fact that I cannot see a single passenger on the train, the service must have been successful enough for BR to introduced the slightly earlier timed 2A30 12:20 Worcester Shrub Hill to Oxford train in the May 1987 timetable! |