60071 Gossington 5 March 2010

60071 Ribblehead Viaduct passes Gossington on 5 March 2010 with the 6E41 11:41 Westerleigh to Lindsey oil empties. Just visible in the field on the right are the minimal earthworks of the First World War branch line that diverged here to serve the Slimbridge Munitions Depot. Situated next to the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal, the explosives depot, which was officially known as His Majesty's Magazine No. 23, Gloucester, was connected to the main line by a lightly laid standard gauge track.