Deputising for an unavailable HST, EWS' 47767 waits to depart from Holyhead with 1A55 1338 to London Euston, which it would work as far as Crewe (04/05/1996)
Later that evening, 47829 calls at Stoke-on-Trent with 1M50 1420 Brighton - Manchester Piccadilly (04/05/1996)
The following morning 47767 was again on hire from EWS and is pictured here at Crewe with 1A15 1010 Preston - Euston, which it worked as far as Stafford (05/05/1996)
Covering for an unavailable 'Inter City' machine, EWS' 47716 waits to depart from Bristol Temple Meads with 1M56 1044 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly (06/05/1996)
47716 was removed from 1M56 at Birmingham New Street and replaced by 47826, which is seen here departing Stockport (06/05/1996)
After working 1Z56 0554 Birmingham - Penzance charter, 47761 is seen propelling the empty stock out towards Long Rock for servicing (11/05/1996)
47761 slowly propels its train through the carriage-washer at Long Rock (11/05/1996)
A close-up of 47761 having itself been through the washer (11/05/1996)
Having run round at Long Rock, 47761 is seen propelling the empty train back into Penzance station. The rocks in the foreground are part of the enhanced sea defences protecting the line (11/05/1996)
A view from the sea wall of 47761 waiting to depart from Penzance with the 1602 return leg to Birmingham New Street (11/05/1996)
47761 calls briefly at Plymouth for a crew-change with 1Z56 1602 Penzance - Birmingham return charter (11/05/1996)
47757 'Restitution' waits to depart from Newcastle with North East Railtours' 1Z52 0721 charter to Stranraer (18/05/1996)
Having run up the ECML to Edinburgh and then taken the little-used 'City Union' line through central Glasgow, 47757 is pictured during a short break at Ayr (18/05/1996)
Another view of 47757 at Ayr with the 0721 Newcastle - Stranraer charter (18/05/1996)
Journey's end: 47757 is pictured on arrival at Stranraer Harbour with 1Z52 (18/05/1996)
A busy scene at Stranraer Harbour; 47757 has just arrived with the North East Railtours' charter from Newcastle, whilst just visible on the right of the picture is a Strathclyde PTE-liveried '156' waiting to depart from Glasgow (18/05/1996)
47757 propels the stock back into the platform before running round. The train had drawn right up to the buffers to clear the points at the north end of the station (18/05/1996)
Running round a 12-coach train at Stranraer was a tricky manouevre: having pushed the stock back into the platform 47757 had to draw forward again with the points set into the middle road to leave sufficient clearance at the north end of the station (18/05/1996)
The end of the line. 47757 looks out over the Irish Sea whilst running round its train at Stranraer Harbour (18/05/1996)
The former 'SF' machine makes an unusual sight on the causeway linking Stranraer Harbour with the mainland (18/05/1996)
Illustrating the difficulty of running round twelve coaches, 47757 is seen here being re-attached to its train for the return journey prior to setting back into the platform (18/05/1996)
A final look at 47757 prior to departing Stranraer Harbour with the 1535 return leg to Newcastle (18/05/1996)
47757 'Restitution' pauses at Ayr with the 1Z52 1535 Stranraer - Newcastle return charter, which took a slightly different route back to Edinburgh via Shotts (18/05/1996)
The next morning 47746 'The Bobby' waits to depart from Preston with the SuO 1A15 1010 to London Euston (19/05/1996)
