The low winter sun illuminates the side of the Metropolitan-Cammell DMU forming the 14:50 down from Leicester North. The leading vehicle is DMCL M50321. The photographers waiting by the colour-light outer distant signal are expecting the 15:15 up departure from Loughborough, but should know this train almost always runs late; especially so with a small tank engine that needs to take on water during the Loughborough turn round.