Class 67 locomotive No. 67015 waits to leave Cardiff Central station on Saturday 12th October 2024 with 1W63, the 17:50 service to Manchester Piccadilly. Meanwhile Class 150 diesel multiple unit No. 150254 arrives with 2F44, the 15:42 service from Treherbert.

I travelled on 1W63 as far as Hereford. After I'd watched the train disappear off on its way I realised I'd failed to record the DVT's* number for my haulage records. I then spotted another enthusiast that I'd seen board the train at Newport, and had also alighted here at Hereford. I had a quick friendly chat with this person, asked about the DVT and got the information I wanted. Nothing remarkable about that, you might be thinking, except that this enthusiast was a teenage girl.

* DVT in this case stands for Driving Van Trailer, rather than Deep Vein Thrombosis. A DVT is a non-powered vehicle which, when at the front of a train, can be used to control a propelling locomotive at the rear of the train.

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