I managed to get a day off as our Indian summer was in full flow with high temperatures it is probably the best spell of sunshine we have had all year. I was looking for something to photograph and the Network Rail test train suitably obliged. It had been running about all week but today it was set to depart Didcot and then head down the Berks & Hants via Reading.
I decided to try the shot near Crofton that I had tried once before and infact the shot has improved as all the undergrowth on the bridge had been cleared. I had a pleasant but anxious wait in the sun as its booked time came and went which was worrying as it was on time at Reading just a few miles up the line but eventually 37601 turned up 30 mins late running as 1Q13 Didcot – Derby.
In the afternoon I decided to head back up to the Thames Valley and was hoping to bag another Class 70 on the 4M68 Southampton – Birch Coppice liner but I was out of luck today as 66516 was allocated to the working and passed Cholsey in lovely early evening light.
