Things don't often turn out how you'd expect, but today - the first of British Summer Time - started in a blaze of warm sunshine and stayed bright and clement throughout. Having missed yesterday's steamer due to pretty filthy conditions, it was pleasant to be able to wander out to the station in the early evening sunshine to catch one of the final First Great Western HST stock moves - in this case Midland Main Line coaching stock set LA79 finally returning northwards after sterling service covering for FGW stock under refurbishment. Interesting to see 47828 remaining, for now, in the surely soon to disappear Cotswold Rail livery.
There is of course every possibility that LA79 will return to the area, as Crosscountry's summer additional services commence in May, and eventually when their refurbished HST sets begin working the South West to North East corridor. For now though, content to get my first hazy shot of the year at my local station - which must mean summer isn't far away.
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
