2015

SU6078 : A goods train at Lower Basildon

taken 9 years ago, near to Lower Basildon, West Berkshire, England

A goods train at Lower Basildon
A goods train at Lower Basildon
An empty goods train heading towards Didcot photographed at Lower Basildon, compare this with Ben Brooksbank's 1951 picture of the same scene SU6078 : Up Bristol express on Goring Troughs. Work is currently being carried out to electrify the line.
Great Western Main Line Electrification

Network Rail is modernising the Great Western Main Line at the cost of 5 billion pounds. The work started in 2010 and is due to finish in 2017. It will entail the replacement of the ageing rolling stock with new electric trains. The section between Reading & Didcot is due to be used as the test line when it is finished.
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SU6078, 112 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 September, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 6097 7895 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3721N 1:7.3753W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 6099 7893
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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