21st Feb 1997

A bit of a hybrid HST set here, with Inter City-liveried stock lead by a power car in the brand new green and ivory scheme of the private Great Western Trains company, the first one to assume control after privatisation. Sadly I missed the number of the power car, but it looks very clean so must have recently been painted. At 15.34 it is about to plunge into the west end of Parsons Tunnel on the 14.30 Plymouth to London Paddington.