20311 & 20314 pass the site of Ashbury Crossing, near Shrivenham, on 27 April 2020 with the 5Q76 07:36 Ely Papworth Sidings to Newport Docks (Sims Group), conveying a rake of off lease GWR HST coaches for scrap. While these high quality Mk3s head for the cutter's torch, their barely adequate replacement can be seen disappearing into the distance, in the form of the 1A18 11:30 Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington Class 800 EMU. Interestingly, the locos pre-date the condemned stock that they are hauling by around 15 years! |