The Staff-only edition of the South West Trains "Seaside Slammer" railtour (17.08 ex-Weymouth) passes through Fleet on the up main line, no more than a minute behind time, in hot pursuit of the 17.00 ex-Weymouth service.
Class 423 4-VEP unit no. 3417 "Gordon Pettitt" brings up the rear, with Class 421 3-CIG unit no. 1498 "Farringford" leading.
I know that this is a poor photograph, and I have tried to improve it a little bit, but I want to submit it as part of the historical record. Photo and scan by Mark Ziemba. #zedbedman@netscape.net