Running an hour early (as is often the case), 60017 passes Coates on 7 September 2021 with the 6M53 15:55 Swindon Stores to Toton Up Sidings steel empties. I doubt if you will see many pictures taken at this location, as it requires a long walk, which seemed even longer in the unseasonal 29c heat! The line in this area was built with traditional Cotswold drystone walls instead of the more usual boundary fence, and the slightly tumbledown remains of one can be seen in the foreground. |