Thundering out of "Middle-Hill Tunnel" past the site of the old station at Box 67016 heads towards Bristol TM with yet another shuttle train from Chippenham ..24 march 2008.. 3888x2592 67016chipbsshuttlebox240308filtered.jpg |
Against the backdrop of the Georgian City of Bath 67021 heads out towards Chippenham,viewed here passing "Meadow Farm" Bathampton..24 march 2008.. 3535x2240 67021bathampton240308.jpg |
On an early morning working 67016 rathers speed having left Chippenham about 5 minutes before. Heading to Bristol with one intermediate stop at Bath-spa.Location is between Thingley-Junction and Corsham..24 march 2008.. 3556x2468 67016thingley240308.jpg |
67016 exits the western portal of Box-Tunnel.By now (late afternoon) light was extremly dull and no further photographs of fast moving trains was possible..24 march 2008.. 3888x2592 67016box240308.jpg |
Tagged on the rear of yet another shuttle 67021 (67016 on the front) slowly draws through "Sydney-Gardens" in Bath due to a signal check caused by an HST calling in Bath-Spa ahead of it.Marvellous place this,timeless atmosphere,unchanged since the 1900's.Probably due to the refreshing absence of that ugly galvanised pointy crap that now afflicts most of the current railway network..24 march 2008.. 3815x2512 67021sydneybath240308.jpg |
Rolling through "Sydney-Gardens" under the Brunel designed wrought-iron bridges 67016 prepares to stop at Bath-Spa.Note the window hangers doing a bit of flailing!..24 march 2008.. 2518x1764 67016sydneygardsbath240308.jpg |
67021 on a Bristol-Chippenham shuttle runs through Sydney-Gardens on the outskirts of Bath.Spring is in the air as can be seen from the flowering bushes in evidence..24 march 2008.. 3888x2592 67021sydneygdnsbath240308.jpg |
Royalty in the shape of 67006 draws a mixed rake of mk-2 coaches through the old Box station site running towards Chippenham..24 march 2008.. 3888x2592 67006box240308.jpg |
Bursting out of the very long Box-Tunnel 67006 is viewed approaching the site of another former station at Corsham.There was a lot of hope that this station was going to re-open but when the Bristol-Oxford service died a few years ago so did the hopes for Corsham and its new station..24 march 2008.. 3348x2364 67006corsham240308.jpg |
Thingley Junction is now an official "Rail and Track" Reprocessing site used to salvage old rails etc.67005 runs past this eyesore complete with derelict burned-out coaches and rubbish with one of the early morning services from Chippenham to Bristol,67006 was on the rear..24 march 2008.. 3330x2220 67005thingley240308.jpg |
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