Golden early morning winter light at Kempston Hardwick on 24 December 1996. L700 (51332 Marston Vale & 51374) approach the diminutive station with the 08:50 Bletchley to Bedford service. 51332 had been named Marston Vale a month earlier to mark the 150th anniversary of the route. The nameplate can just be seen at the rear of the vehicle. Both the DMU and the brickwork chimneys in the background are now history.