37606 & 37609 approach Wolvercote Junction on 24 July 2016 with the 5Z14 14:32 Eastleigh to Burton upon Trent Wetmore Sidings ECS. This was the stock used on the previous day's Pathfinder Tours 'Cheshire Cat' railtour. I hadn't looked over this side of the A40 bridge for many years, and although I knew it was getting very overgrown, I couldn't believe just how bad it has now become. There is now no possibility whatsoever of my favourite evening viewpoint from the 1990s, with totally out of control bushes growing right up to the lineside. Even this view from east side of the line is very restricted. Network Rail have only got themselves to blame for leaves on the line during the autumn, as most of it is due to their total neglect of the lineside. |