As the platform dispatcher gives the train manager the white light a last check is made to the rear before departure from Birmingham New Street station. This was at 1209 hrs on Thursday 20 May 2021. The train, a Class 390 'Pendolino' set of Avanti West Coast, was 9M51, the Blackpool North (0947 hrs) to London Euston service. This train was terminated at Rugby due to a trespass incident.