In glorious late afternoon spring light, 47727 Rebecca & 47739 Robin of Templecombe pass the site of Bletchingdon station (between Banbury and Oxford) with the 6Z48 13:05 Burton upon Trent to Dollands Moor Colas Rail steel empties on 26 March 2009. The day was mostly cloudy with intermittent showers and I expected to just get a record shot here. However, just as the 47s came into view a large hole appeared in the clouds, but such was the wind speed that by the time the train had passed under the bridge on which I am standing the sun went in and that was pretty much it for the rest of the day! Just as with the previous week's run this was running exactly to time when it passed me, despite some early running further north. |