47840 'North Star'had only recently been re-painted into Rail Blue giving it a very glossy appearence.
This was to mark the end of the class on Virgin Cross Country trains and is seen at Manchester
Piccadilly in the Summer of 2002. 
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Photo from James & Martin's Picture Collection Copyright 'Jampics' m.hawkes7@ntlworld.com 
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British and Foreign Railway Pictures <A HREF="http://jampics.fotopic.net/"> Jampics Fotopic.</a>