56019 Wolvercote 8 September 1982

Plenty has changed since this view was taken at Wolvercote in 1982. Rail blue Class 56s on HAA wagons are a thing of the past and this panoramic view of Port Meadow is no longer possible as the lineside vegetation has grown to such an extent that all you would see now from this spot is a wall of trees! 56019 heads north on 8 September 1982 with an empty MGR train returning to the Midlands from Didcot Power Station. Oddly, it was following five minutes behind a similar train hauled by classmate 56017.