The train was comprised of a pair of former Inter City 125 high-speed power cars, with the Class 43 locomotive sighted in the city sporting its RailAdventure livery.

The Intercity 125 was designed in just 20 months by Sir Kenneth Grange. They were supposed to be a "stop-gap" before electrification.

Pressure is growing to withdraw all remaining InterCity 125 trains from service after they were branded “death traps”. The iconic locomotives entered service in 1976, heralding a new era of ...