Friday 3 May 2024

NMT at Romsey, 2nd May 2024

43062 John Armitt + 977984 + 975814 + 977993 + 977994 + 975984 + 43274 1X23 15:28 Salisbury - Redbridge - Southampton - Salisbury.


43062 enters the platforms at Romsey.


975814 is a Conference Coach, originally a prototype HST TF coach 11000, later 41000, built to Lot 30848 at Derby in 1972, converted to Test Car 10 in 1981.It does not have the beaded window surrounds seen on production vehicles.


43274 approaches a red signal at Romsey.


Where it was possible to get this' up close and personal' encounter with 43274, once Spirit of Sunderland, originally 43074, built January 1978.