55004 Songar 6 December 1986

55004 passes Songar (between Claverdon and Bearley) with the 12:25 Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon service on 6 December 1986. 55004 was withdrawn in October 1990 and scrapped almost immediately at Mayer Newman, Snailwell. The Hatton Junction to Bearley Junction line was singled in 1969, although note that a short section of track was left at this crossing and just be seen in this picture.

975042 Oxford 7 April 1990

975042 (formerly 55019 and still at this time carrying its set number L119) ambles over the river bridge near Walton Well Road, Oxford on 7 April 1990 with a northbound crew training run. 55019 had a relatively short life as a passenger carrying unit, being taken into departmental use as early as 1969. Note the extensive area of allotments in the background (formerly much used by local railwaymen) with Wytham Hill in the distance.