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A behind schedule Wiltshire departure has made today's 6002 Westbury-Woking Down Yd aggregates some 45min late reaching Basingstoke and seen here shortly thereafter passing Winchfield Cutting at 08.47 with Cl59/1 59104.
A good level of fresh Rhododendron blooms are now present and with odd patches still in bud the optimum displays are near.
14th May 2025
Freightliner 66601,in its Freightliner 60th anniversary livery, approaches Harrowden Jct. Wellingborough working the 6M80 16:46 Luton Cresent Road to Tunstead Sdgs empty aggregates.
Recorded approaching Pot Lane bridge, Berkley in July 1988 with a mixed bag of loaded hoppers, BR Railfreight 56051 was hauling the 6A52 SX 09:55 Merehead Quarry to Thorney Mill.
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Oodles of Somerset aggs.. .
In sight of the Kennet & Avon Canal, Freightliner's Cl59/2 59203 sizes up the curvature approaching Crofton pump house upon 6A18 Whatley Quarry-Oxford Banbury Road FLHH limestone aggregates.
Additional interest of some 'countryside pursuits' centre frame end of train!
9th May 2025
Weekly pleasure on the Berks & Hants is the repeated appearance of Cl56s 56103/301 6Z60 Willesden DC Rail-Merehead Quarry aggregates empties spotted at the approach to Crofton canal pumping house.
9th May 2025
Its a long time since I venture up onto the A52 road bridge at Toton, a favourite spot in the 1970s and 1980s!
In addition to the Tesco train there are three other trains on the running lines in this view - 66613 on the 6E68, March to Tunstead, 66314 going away on the 6M23 Doncaster to Mountsorrel and finally in the distance 66104 on the 6M82 Walsall to Dowlow. Thanks to the gentleman from London also perched on the bridge I decided to chase the Dowlow working to Great Rocks where I was due for a cup of coffee and I arrived at the bridge at Peak Forest 60 seconds before it arrived!! In sun no less!!!
GBRf 66727 is seen easing it's train over the pointwork of Bagworth Junction. It has just departed from the Cliff Hill Stud Farm quarry loading facility, with the 6G16 1148 Stud Farm GBRF - Bescot Engineers Sidings.
The train will run over part of the Leicester and Swannington Railway, opened in 1833 and one of the first railways in England, to join the Midland Main Line at Knighton Junction, Leicester. The Midland Railway bought out the L&SR in 1847 and it eventually formed part of the MR's route from Leicester to Burton-Upon-Trent.
I should add that this must have been one of the most dangerous locations I've ever stood to take a photo; lorries were thundering along this narrow B-road and bridge every few seconds, just inches behind me!
8.5.25
Not too much freight running on Bank Holiday Monday, but clearly the supply of the Peak District’s finest has to keep rolling. This meant 66732 ‘GBRf The First Decade 1999-2009 John Smith – MD’ made the trip from the White Peak to Birmingham, running as the power for 6G92 0828 Hindlow Gbrf to Small Heath Lafarge Gbrf, seen passing Lostock Gralam on the Mid-Cheshire Line on Monday 5th May 2025.
At one of the glorious train watching spots of a 'Berks and Hants' spring day runs powerful DC Railfreight pairing 56301/103 6Z60 Willesden DC Rail Sdgs-Merehead Quarry aggregate empties.
The Kennet & Avon reeded margins host nesting Mute Swans, one bird positioned motionless sentry.
This canal section lies between Great Bedwyn and Crofton.
2nd May 2025
Mixed pairing 59005 and 66510 powerfully tread the curvatures at the approach to the Crofton pumping station 6A50 Whatley Quarry-Hanwell Bridge Loop aggregates.
2nd May 2025
GBRf 66303 rounds Butlin's Bend,Wellingborough working the 6M79 12:05 Angerstein Wharf to Bardon Hill empty aggregates.
DCR grids 56301 and 56103 pass Crofton working 6Z60 10:34 Willesden Dc Rail Sidings to Merehead Quarry
6M94 1248 West Drayton A.R.C. to Wembley Receptions 1-7
📍 Acton Main Line
A bad day on the B&H. A points failure between Reading West and Southcote Junction meant that there were no westbound services for much of the day. The first westbound freight didn't pass Bedwyn until 19:36
59203 and 66545 pass Crofton with 6A50, the 10:26 Whatley - Hanwell Bridge Loop, one of only two afternoon loaded aggregate workings
Taken with the aid of a pole
6Z85 Peterborough to Basford Hall Yard (Fl) Class 66 in Freightliner green/yellow livery seen here heading north on the WCML passing through the low level platforms at Tamworth. The class 66/6 have undergone re-gearing as most of the lower-geared class 66/6s are in use by Freightliner.
