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Peak Class 45 number D90 begins to move a Midland
main-line express out of London’s St Pancras station in the early 1970s under the watchful eye of a member of the maintenance staff.
At this time the Midland routes of the LMR tended to be overlooked in favour of the UK’s fastest developing lines out of neighbouring Euston undergoing transformation with 25Kv electrification. Nevertheless, the Peaks were putting up some very impressive performances with over-90mph running commonplace on the 99 mile stretch between London and Leicester.