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There was plenty of time, about 90 minutes, for a walk down to the next roadbridge at Andover on 31 March 1990 before 1Z37 returned from Ludgershall MOD to Andover. Me the use of 33101 from Andover to Ludgershall and back was the most interesting.The train stopped in Andover station for a few moments and is seen here pulling forward prior to reversing across the switchesĪfter another reversal on 30 March 1990 1Z37 went onto the Ludgershall branch line where 33101 was attached to the rear before the whole ensemble There were various assisting locomotives along the way and for I love the way that the smoke has hungĮxactly in place over the curves in the line on this totally calm and still evening.Ī Pathfinder Railtours charter, 1Z37, ran with 47817 from Manchester Piccadilly to Ludgershall MOD, Cranmore and Whatley Quarry on 31 March 1990. The locomotive was far from healthy and I clearly remember the smell of lubricating oil being burned as the train passed by. I heard the train coming for some time before it can into view and when the plume of smoke appeared in the cutting in the left background I really did think for a moment thatĪn unadvertised steam movement was taking place. This picture was taken at 20.17 on 23 June 1989 and shows 47351 heading south The lightĭidn't really get round far enough until around 4pm but as it was open countryside, there were few shadows right until sunset. There were, in 1989, quite a few good locations on the very rural line between Reading and Basingstoke but none better for a late evening shot than the roadbridge at Stratfield Mortimer. It was 47311 complete with white window surrounds and a black headcode panel on its way to Southampton with a fully loaded liner. This was the next locomotive hauled train to pass under the quiet roadbridge at Stratfield Mortimer adjacent to Mortimer station on the Reading to Basingstoke line on 23 June 1989. It was quite convenient to travel by train from Basingstoke to Mortimer for a few hours photography, the only downside being that there was no shot of a northbound train from this bridge. My notes show quite a gap between 18.30 and 20.17 and I recall that my girlfriend at the time and I had gone to the nearby and excellent pub for supper, the previous day having been her birthday. The time of the shot was 16.15 and the sun has just gone roundįar enough for a well-lit photograph. The walkers in the middle background seemed to be transfixed by the sight of the odd-lookingĮnsemble climbing Hatton Bank on 26 March 2003.Ī bit later in the afternoon of 23 June 1989 at Stratfield Mortimer I took this image of 47665 with a Glasgow to Poole inter-regional express. It was a heavy train and the exhaust from the 47 was more justified than that in the picture above.

It was a 5Z45 Kineton - Carnforth move of 16 redundant vans coming out of store at the Warwickshire MOD site. This train hauled by 47709 was not quite as luxurious as the VSOE shown above. Later in the day the VSOE returned from Stratford and here is the view as it accelerated down Hatton Bank on the way to London Victoria. It is here seen with a surprising amount of exhaust given that it will have received a yellow signal a little further south in readinessįor the 10mph junction with the Stratford branch at Hatton station. The first was a London Victoria to Stratford-upon-Avon VSOE working in the hands of one of the Royal 47s, 47799.

Hatton Bank saw two widely differing class 47 hauled trains during the afternoon of 26 March 2003. Fortunately, I had always photographed them and once again didn't feel the need to chase them around too much in the final months Because of this, they were derided by most enthusiasts until it became clear that they were not long for this world, when, of course, they became the number one targetĪnd people travelled far and wide to photograph their final workings. There were few places they could not go and few duties they could 47799 with the Royal train at Badgeworth on 19 July 1997.Ĭlass 47s were the most numerous and versatile diesel locomotives on the UK railway system.