66138 approaches Hay Lane, West Swindon with the 6B49 08:19 Llanwern - Swindon Stores, covered steel train. (03-05-2013)
Since the end of the Didcot coal trains this train was once routed via the B&H but extra paths on the GWML has routed it via Swindon. The train is the 6V47 10:13 Tilbury - Trostre, consisting of Tiphook Ferrywagons in tow headed by 66230, location Shrivenham. (02-05-2013)
66059 passes the P/W hut at Compton Beauchamp with the 6M50 Westbury - Bescot, hauling 43 Coalfish wagons. (02-05-2013)
66075 complete with Margam black sheep on the front is seen at Compton Beauchamp with the 6V13 Dollands Moor - Margam with 20 IHA steel hoods in tow. (20-04-2013)
In dreadful evening light at 17:40 and pictured in the rain is the very last loaded coal train into Didcot Power Station running as 6D17 from Avonmouth and 66117 doing the honours complete with a Unicorn headboard, seen at West Swindon. More freight bites the dust. (19-03-2013)
On the last day of loaded Coal going to Didcot Power Station before closure, a sign put in the window saying 'The End' on 66012 passes Highworth Junction, Swindon with the last 6D15 Avonmouth - Didcot PS, loaded Coal. The very last coal train into the power station would be later in the day hauled by 66117 and running as 6D17. (19-03-2013)
66188 is seen departing from a signal check at South Moreton with the 6X27 Eastleigh Yard - Hinksey Yard, consisting of point carriers.
66004 is seen passing the site of Shrivenham Station with the 6D11 Avonmouth - Didcot Power Station. This scene will be a thing of the past soon as not only will the coal trains stop next month, but the future of the road bridge will surely be in doubt once the electrification gathers pace. (19-02-2013)
66120 passes Shrivenham with the 6V13 Dollands Moor - Llanwern steel. (02-02-2013)
66041 is seen strolling down Challow Loop then out onto the main without stopping with the Didcot Power Station - Avonmouth. (15-01-2013)
66097 in another livery here as it passes Highworth Junction, Swindon with the 6W33 Didcot Yard - Wootton Bassett Junction. (30-12-2012)
66183 scares the horses at Denchworth as it slows for Challow loop hauling the 7C48 Appleford - Whatley, empty stone. (05-12-2012)
White Roofed Shed 66177 passes Denchworth hauling the 4D10 Didcot PS - Avonmouth, empty Coal train. Not long now and these trains will be a thing of the past along this stretch. (05-12-2012)
A wasted trip to South Moreton on a sunday morning here as 60045 was allocated on this train, much to my disappointment and others, a filthy 66138 turned up on it instead. The train being the 6W38 12:01 Hinksey Yard - Acton Yard. (11-11-2012)
66098 passes Hinksey Yard Oxford with the 4O23 11:13 Hams Hall - Southampton. (07-11-2012)
Dirty 66086 tnt 66084 pass Shrivenham with the 6Z70 Didcot Yard - Bristol St Phillips Marsh for tyre turning. (03-11-2012)
66099 approaches Ashchurch with the 6O42 Halewood - Southampton, loaded car train. (mostly Land Rovers from what i saw) (07-09-2012)
66194 passes Northway on the approach to Ashchurch with the 6V07 Round Oak - Margam, empty covered steel train. (07-09-2012)
66031 is seen at Shrivenham on a Didcot Power Station - Avonmouth. (05-09-2012)
66113 is seen at Shrivenham with the 6B35 Hayes - Moreton on Lugg. (05-09-2012)
66097 pops into a patch of sun at Crofton with the 6M20 Whatley - St Pancras, loaded RMC stone hoppers. (14-08-2012)
66152 passes Cholsey Manor Farm with a full load of Ford vehicles on the 6X44 14:38 Dagenham - Didcot Yard. (24-07-2012)
Running about 4 hours late, 66061 hauls the 6B35 Hayes - Morton on Lugg, empty stone passing Callow Hill near Brinkworth. (23-07-2012)
66101 & 66039 pass West Swindon, near Blagrove with the 6M50 Westbury - Bescot. (23-05-2012)
Another local location i had been meaning to check out is here at West Swindon. This is taken from a new footbridge that has been installed to connect Toothill to ....well, nowhere. Looks like another waste of money project! Anyhow it looks good to me. 66135 is seen hauling the 6M50 Westbury - Bescot, with 6 flat Salmons in tow. Anyone thinking of coming here park behind John Lewis at Mannington Retail Park then on foot follow the footpath westwards sign posted Toothill until you see the pointless bridge. Just to note there is no shot on here for down trains. For the UP trains the sun will stay on the nose until about 11am (approx). So the 6B49 Llanwern - Swindon will also be good to nail here. (11-04-2012)
Nice to see some colour appearing on the bushes and trees now, especially the colourful Blackthorn in blossom next to 66136 hauling the 6M50 Westbury - Bescot at Compton Beauchamp. (02-04-2012)
A shot i have been meaning to do since i found this spot after coming across it on a bike ride the other week. This is the Swindon to Kemble line and it's soon to be doubled again which makes getting this shot more important before any work starts. Lineside vegatation has been cleared in various parts and have opened up more photo opportunities that i will explore in time. 66162 is seen here at Sparcellls - North Swindon, with the 6A36 Ashchurch - Didcot Yard, MOD train. Note the old sleepers still in place from the time the line was doubled before. (27-03-2012)
With a shorter load than normal, 66027 passes South Moreton with the 4O40 Cowley - Southampton. (06-03-2012)
A dirty 66106 heads the delayed 6X90 09:30 Bathampton - Didcot Yard passed Bourton with 66232 way in the distance on the rear. (26-02-2012)
66040 passes Bourton with a Sunday Engineers train 6W05 09:00 Severn Tunnel Junction - Hinksey Yard. (26-02-2012)
66089 passes Bourton with a Sunday Engineers train 6W04 08:00 Severn Tunnel Junction - Hinksey Yard. (26-02-2012)
66020 is seen at Bourton with the 7W02 Severn Tunnel Junction - Hinksey Yard. If you look carefully at the rear of the train can be seen 2 brand new Colas cranes. See them? of course you can! (19-02-2012)
66058 passes an Up HST passenger service at Shrivenham working the 4D12 Didcot Power Station - Avonmouth. (26-01-2012)
66002 passes Uffington hauling a Pathfinder Tours 'The Abercot Generator' now running as 1Z55 Appleford - Aberthaw Power Station. The tour originated from Bristol Parkway and ran via Birmingham International and down via Oxford to Didcot Power Station and Appleford Tip. Here the train is seen just after the two visits and gets into it's stride bound for South Wales. (14-01-2012)
66002 is seen leaving Didcot Power Station and now heads for Appleford Tip on a Pathfinder Tours 'The Abercot Generator Railtour' from Bristol Parkway - Appleford, via Birmingham International and Aberthaw Power Station. The headcode was 1Z52. (14-01-2012)
66105 passes South Moreton with the 6O26 Hinksey Yard - Eastleigh. Sadly the White Colas Crane was on the rear. (13-01-2012)
66050 'EWS ENERGY' is seen in backlit afternoon Autumnal sun at Highworth Junction Swindon hauling the MOD 6A36 Ashchurch - Didcot Yard consisting of several Army Land Rovers. (06-12-2011)
66074 heads east at Bourton with a sunday morning engineers train consisting of old track collected from Swindon East. Not sure of the headcode 6W??, and not sure where it's going but at a guess Westbury via the B&H. (27-11-2011)
Up close and personal with Stag 66111 at South Marston foot crossing, east of Swindon during the Swindon East Sunday Engineering works. (Taken with permission) (06-11-2011)
66111 stands with it's engineers train leaving a gap between the wagons in front which i used to fill in nicely with the Caution sign at South Marston foot crossing. (06-11-2011)
66015 is seen at Shrivenham with the 6W35 12:00 Hinksey Yard - Bristol East Jcnt, 66177 can be seen on the rear. (02-10-2011)
66089 approaches the site of Ashbury Crossing, Shrivenham with the 6B35 Hayes - Moreton -on- Lugg, stone empties. (19-10-2011)
66176 with 66175 haul the 3S59 Bristol Barton Hill - Bristol Barton Hill, Rail Head Treatment Train through Severn Tunnel Junction. (30-09-2011)
66097 & 66168 head the 6B13 Robeston - Westerleigh through Charfield. (19-02-2010)
66075 rounds the cure at the site of Wolfhall Junction with the 6M20 Whatley - St Pancras. (08-05-2009)
66031 approaches the site of Ashbury Crossing, Shrivenham with the 4D10 Didcot Power Station - Avonmouth. (29-09-2011)
66098 passes Highworth Junction, Swindon with the 6B35 Hayes - Moreton -on- Lugg, empty EWS Construction wagons. (28-09-2011)
66125 passes Compton Beauchamp with the 6D11 Avonmouth - Didcot Power Station loaded coal. (28-09-2011)
66147 passes Highworth Junction with the 6A36 Ashchurch - Didcot Yard. (09-09-2011)
66104 passes the site of Uffington loops with the lengthy 6A36 Ashchurch - Didcot Yard, MOD train. (06-09-2011)
DB Schenker liveried 66097 hauls the 6V13 Dollands Moor - Trostre, steel train in the dull at Highworth Junction, Swindon. (20-08-2011)
66101 has become the 3rd of it's class to be given the DB Schenker red coat. Here the fresh shed hauls it's first train (i believe) in it's new colours and passes Highworth Junction, Swindon on the 6Z42 10:09 Acton Yard - Cardiff Dock, with RMC hoppers in tow. (26-07-2011)
Another Dead Tug in tow on the 6B33. 60011 was declared a failure at Theale in the Murco depot due to flat batteries. 66086 was sent from Didcot Yard to collect the train and is seen here over 2 hours late passed Highworth Junction, Swindon. (21-06-2011)
Ta Ta for Tug 99??! 66063 hauls a failed 60099 past Shrivenham with the delayed 6B33 Theale - Margam, empty Murco tanks. Again, very lucky to get this in sun. Just for the record the Tug failed at Hawkeridge Junction on the 6A11 earlier in the morning. (04-06-2011)
66012 passes through the site of Shrivenham station with a Didcot Power Station - Avonmouth, coal train. (15-11-2010)
66060 rescues the failed 60059 'Swinden Dalesman' on the 6B33 Theale - Robeston, empty Murco tanks. The pair are seen passing Shrivenham running about 1 hour late. (27-08-2009)
A new working here sees some French steel wagons being hauled by 66020 from Dollands Moor - Trostre, running as the 6Z12 passing Shrivenham on the 26th March 2011.
With the lovely Banbury North Signal Box on the left, 66152 approaches Banbury station with the 6V03 Kineton - Didcot Yard, MOD train. (17-05-2010)
66193 is seen at the Honda Car Plant in South Marston, Swindon ready to haul the 6O79 South Marston - Dollands Moor, loaded car train. (22-04-2010)
66118 climbs up the incline after exiting the Severn Tunnel and entering Wales with a Portbury - Aberthaw, coal train. (07-04-2011)
Garden Shed!!!
66086 sits in the weeds on the former Highworth Branch Line, Swindon which is now a Scrap Yard. The shed is resting between shunting duties and will later form an evening scrap train for Liverpool Docks. (03-07-2009)
66207 & 66083 head the 6b33 Theale - Robeston, empty Murco tanks, passing Shrivenham. (02-01-2010)
No joy with the 6B33 here but i did manage this short steel working in sun. 66090 passes the colours at Callow Hill with the 6B50 14:55 Swindon Steel Terminal - Llanwern, steel empties. (12-04-2011)
Euro Shed 66033 approaches Culham with the Bicester - Didcot Yard, MOD train. (19-04-2011)
A 2nd shot was made here at Shrivenham, at a spot i have been meaning to do for a morning working. Here Euro Shed 66033 passes under the main road bridge at the site of Shrivenham station with the 6W60 Ascott under Wychwood - Hinksey engineers. (05-05-2011)
66033 sporting Euro Cargo Rail symbols and front warning panels from it's use in France, passes Highworth Junction, Swindon and is seen entering the loop hauling the 6W60 Ascott under Wychwood - Hinksey Yard, via Kemble. (05-05-2011)
Euro Shed 66073 is seen stabled at Didcot on RHTT duties. (11-10-2010)