Rail Routes: Reading to Cogload Junction

19th March 2005

This collection features the 'Berks and Hants' route including locations around Crofton, Westbury, Frome, Bruton and Castle Cary. Images are presented in route order from east to west. The line carries significant volumes of aggregates from the Mendip quarries, plus weekend engineering trains and excursion traffic to the South West.

47811 at Wolf Hall, Crofton with the 14:33 Paddington-Plymouth service. 23 July, 2001. Scanned from a medium format transparency. 1024x977 Buy Print	67006 'Royal Sovereign' rounds the curve beside Crofton Pumping Station with 1Z30, the 09:22 Paddington-Cardiff rugby special on 22 March '08. The other 'royal', 67005, was bringing up the rear. 1024x952 Buy Print	67025 heads through Crofton with 1Z31, the 10:22 Paddington to Cardiff 'ruggex' on 22 March '08. 1024x715 Buy Print	67025 with 1Z31 again, a shot taken a few seconds after the last one! Traces of snow can be seen on the meadow behind; brrr! 1024x1089 Buy Print
0145 at Strap Lane, Upton Noble, with Saturday's Pathfinder tour from Portsmouth to Penzance. 1024x760 Buy Print	40145 at Strap Lane, Upton Noble, with Saturday's Pathfinder tour from Portsmouth to Penzance. 1024x683 Buy Print	43136 leans into the sharp curve at Crofton leading the 13:57 Paddington to Plymouth service. Taken on 19 March '06, this was one of my first few shots with the 5D. 1024x683 Buy Print	60047 at Wootton Rivers with a diverted 6B33 Theale-Margam empty bogie tanks. This shot was taken from the 'wrong side' for the sun, but a heavy snow cloud had just made such considerations academic! 1024x754 Buy Print
60063 at Manningford with 6M20, 10:37 Whatley-St Pancras stone on 22 April 08. 1024x683 Buy Print	59202 at Manningford heading 6C74, 13:15 Theale-Whatley empties. 2 April 08. 1024x722 Buy Print	43029 leads the 10:00 Penzance-Paddington at Manningford Bruce on 3 September '08. 1024x842 Buy Print	59101 at Manningford Bruce with 6V67, 10:38 Sevington-Whatley. 03/09/08. 1024x725 Buy Print