¾ MILES AWAY. THE LINE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN WORKED BY TWO OF THE HIGHLAND RAILWAYâ�?. AN APPROACH TO PADDINGTON WAS WELL RECEIVED NO DOUBT HELPED BY THE IN-HOUSE KNOWLEDGE THAT MANY OF THE 1600 CLASS BUILT AFTER NATIONALISATION BETWEEN 1949 AND 1955 WERE REDUNDANT VERY SOON AFTER ENTERING SERVICE.