The Royal Artilleryman train sweeps through Radlett station

The Royal Artilleryman swept through the station, marking the first time in 20 years that a Class 45 diesel had passed through the village.

The Royal Artilleryman passing through Radlett. (Image: Chris George) Train fan Chris George, from Bushey, snapped the "particularly noteworthy" moment, adding: "Motive power was a Class 45 diesel locomotive known as 'peaks'.

"Engines of this type were introduced between 1960 and 1963 and gradually displaced steam workings, until eventually becoming the mainstay of the Midland Main Line to St Pancras."

The train is usually located in Crewe but passed through Hertfordshire on Monday as part of a journey from Leeds to London.

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Class 45 trains were built between 1960 and 1962, being used until 1986 when they virtually disappeared from use.

Earlier this month, commuters were "astonished and awed" as a 74-year-old steam train The Britannia 70000 was photographed passing through Bushey Station during a trip between Chester and Horsham on May 10.

The Britannia 7000 passing through Bushey (Image: Chris George)