56086 Kingham 6 October 1996

Pictures of Class 56s on the Cotswold Line are naturally a little thin on the ground, as the route hasn't seen any regular freight for years. Not having taken up photography in time to see the diverted MGRs to Didcot Power Station that were allegedly routed via the line in the 1970s, this will have to suffice for my picture of one of the class on the line, prior to their use with open access operators in later years. 56086 The Magistrates' Association stands 'wrong line' at Kingham during a Sunday engineering possession on 6 October 1996. It looks like this is the end for the vintage bullhead rails on the up line!