Roade station, Northamptonshire on a bright, crisp afternoon in early December 1947. Stanier Princess Royal 4-6-2 No. 6203 Princess Margaret Rose waits for a path to the main line with a southbound parcels train. Both locomotives are painted in the 1946 LMS style of glossy black with maroon & straw lining. The bus by the George Hotel is a 1937 Bristol JO 5G No. VV 5696, belonging to the United Counties Bus Company. By popular artist Barry Freeman.