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Last night of the TPOs
Saturday, 10th January, 2004

January 10th 2004 saw and end of an era - the runs of the last travelling post office trains. So to capture the moment we visited Rugby on the West Coast Main Line...
47840 North StarRugby standby Thunderbirds 47840 and 57308, stabled in the north bay.
66574 Passing Freightliner 66574 waits at Rugby
90024 First arrival of the evening. Former GNER 90024. This loco was working the 1C00 Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre to Carlisle seen here at 00:30
youtube logo 90 024First arrival of the evening. Former GNER 90024. This loco was working the 1C00 Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre to Carlisle seen here at 00:30
90029 The Institution of Civil EngineersAbout half an hour later arrived on the southbound 90029 on 1A93 - Carlisle to Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre.
youtube logo 90 029About half an hour later arrived on the southbound 90029 on 1A93 - Carlisle to Willesden Princess Royal Distribution Centre.
47829 Unique livered 47829 and 47812 sit in the south bay as freightliner 66 pulls up behind.

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