D1015 Hungerford Common 6 July 2024

D1015 Western Champion passes Hungerford Common on 6 July 2024 with the UK Railtours 1Z77 06:02 East Midlands Parkway to Cranmore 'Westbury Wizzo' railtour. Note the rake of wagons in the loop in the background. These had been there for four days, after the 7A40 08:40 Merehead Quarry to Hanwell Bridge Loop stone train had suffered dragging brakes, and was terminated here, although not before causing several lineside fires! The defective wagon was removed early on the Saturday morning as the 8Z40 00:12 Hungerford Loop to Theale.