56311 passes the site of Challow station on 16 July 2011 with the 6Z56 13:00 Cardiff Tidal to Hoo Junction scrap empties. As the train was running 80 minutes late, and three HSTs had just preceded it, there was no need for it to take the booked route along the relief line from here to Wantage Road. After a lengthy sunny spell, it had just started to cloud up, which was probably just as well, as it was getting extremely backlit.