CLASS 59
24th January 2009
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29.08.09..WITH THE MORNING WESTBOUND SHOT AT ALDERMASTON , SCREWED BY A RECENT MAST ERECTION,I HAD HOPED THAT THE EVENING SHOT WOULD BE OK,HOWEVER A TELESHOT IS REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE ******* MAST,PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.WITH SUBJECT MATTER FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IN THE EVENING ANYWAY,59205 L.Keith McNair+59103 Village Of Mells,PASSING ON 6Z64,THE 15.11 BOW TO WESTBURY EMPTIES,RUNNING AS A SATURDAY EXTRA,WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME I PAY A VISIT FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC. N.B. EASTBOUND REMAINS UNSPOILT.
29.08.09..WITH THE MORNING WESTBOUND SHOT AT ALDERMASTON , SCREWED BY A RECENT MAST ERECTION,I HAD HOPED THAT THE EVENING SHOT WOULD BE OK,HOWEVER A TELESHOT IS REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE ******* MAST,PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.WITH SUBJECT MATTER FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IN THE EVENING ANYWAY,59205 L.Keith McNair+59103 Village Of Mells,PASSING ON 6Z64,THE 15.11 BOW TO WESTBURY EMPTIES,RUNNING AS A SATURDAY EXTRA,WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME I PAY A VISIT FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC. N.B. EASTBOUND REMAINS UNSPOILT.
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 28.08.09..BATTLEDOWN..59203 Vale Of Pickering,6V12 WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
28.08.09..BATTLEDOWN..59203 Vale Of Pickering,6V12 WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 11.08.09..CASUAL OR WHAT....HAVING A BEER IN THE GARDEN AFTER WORK I HEARD THE UNIT PASS ON THE SALISBURY LINE,USUALLY THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES FOLLOW RIGHT BEHIND,SO WENT UP THE ROAD JUST AS 59201 Vale Of York ,WAS ABOUT TO PASS UNDER THE STATION ROAD BRIDGE IN OAKLEY WITH 6V12,THEN BACK TO MY BEER.NOW THATS WHAT I CALL CIVILISED RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHY.
11.08.09..CASUAL OR WHAT....HAVING A BEER IN THE GARDEN AFTER WORK I HEARD THE UNIT PASS ON THE SALISBURY LINE,USUALLY THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES FOLLOW RIGHT BEHIND,SO WENT UP THE ROAD JUST AS 59201 Vale Of York ,WAS ABOUT TO PASS UNDER THE STATION ROAD BRIDGE IN OAKLEY WITH 6V12,THEN BACK TO MY BEER.NOW THATS WHAT I CALL CIVILISED RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHY.
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 09.08.09..TOOK A GAMBLE THAT 6W12 WOULD BE A SHORT TRAIN,BINGO...59001 Yeoman Endeavour LEADS 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,ON THE SUNDAY WOOTON BASSETT TO WESTBURY,PASSING THE CROFTON PUMPING STATION.
09.08.09..TOOK A GAMBLE THAT 6W12 WOULD BE A SHORT TRAIN,BINGO...59001 Yeoman Endeavour LEADS 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,ON THE SUNDAY WOOTON BASSETT TO WESTBURY,PASSING THE CROFTON PUMPING STATION.
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14.07.09...LOCATIONS ALONG THE BASINGSTOKE TO SALISBURY LINE ARE MOSTLY NEAR HEAD ON ,AS THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES PASS,HOWEVER HAVING PHOTOGRAPHED A YEOMAN LIVERY 59 AT BATTLEDOWN,WHICH IS NEAR HEAD ON AS WELL,AND FINDING THE IMAGE ACCEPTABLE,IT OPENED UP THE OTHER LOCATIONS,WHICH I HAD PREVIOUSLY NOT CONTEMPLATED.DEANE,NR.OVERTON FITS THIS CRITERIA,AS 59005 Paul A Hammond PASSES WITH 6V12.I'M NOT SURE HOW A EWS LIVERIED 59 WOULD FAIR THOUGH.
14.07.09...LOCATIONS ALONG THE BASINGSTOKE TO SALISBURY LINE ARE MOSTLY NEAR HEAD ON ,AS THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES PASS,HOWEVER HAVING PHOTOGRAPHED A YEOMAN LIVERY 59 AT BATTLEDOWN,WHICH IS NEAR HEAD ON AS WELL,AND FINDING THE IMAGE ACCEPTABLE,IT OPENED UP THE OTHER LOCATIONS,WHICH I HAD PREVIOUSLY NOT CONTEMPLATED.DEANE,NR.OVERTON FITS THIS CRITERIA,AS 59005 Paul A Hammond PASSES WITH 6V12.I'M NOT SURE HOW A EWS LIVERIED 59 WOULD FAIR THOUGH.
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 30.06.09.. INTENDING TO GET THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES AT ANOTHER LOCATION,I DECIDED NOT TO BOTHER DUE TO CLOUD COVER,HOWEVER, A SPUR OF THE MOMENT DASH TO A LOCAL BRIDGE,WHEN A BLUE PATCH APPEARED FROM NOWHERE,ALLOWED A SHOT OF 59002 Alan J Day,AS IT PASSED UNDER STATION ROAD,WITH THE DRIVER HAVING A BUTCHERS.ONCE HAVING PASSED UNDER SAID BRIDGE ,6V12 WILL PASS OAKLEY STATION,CLOSED TO PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN 1958 AND FINALY CLOSED IN 1963 WITH A VILLAGE POPULATION OF 624.NOWADAYS OAKLEY AND THREE SMALLER VILLAGES HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF 5600,WITH MOST TRAVELLING EAST FOR EMPLOYMENT.A REOPENING HAS BEEN SUGGESTED MANY TIMES,BUT WITH THE STATION IN PRIVATE HANDS THAT WONT HAPPEN,A LACK OF FORSIGHT SPRINGS TO MIND...LEAVING HOME,TAKING THE SHOT AND BACK AGAIN= 10 MINS. SUN GONE IN 12 MINS..
30.06.09.. INTENDING TO GET THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES AT ANOTHER LOCATION,I DECIDED NOT TO BOTHER DUE TO CLOUD COVER,HOWEVER, A SPUR OF THE MOMENT DASH TO A LOCAL BRIDGE,WHEN A BLUE PATCH APPEARED FROM NOWHERE,ALLOWED A SHOT OF 59002 Alan J Day,AS IT PASSED UNDER STATION ROAD,WITH THE DRIVER HAVING A BUTCHERS.ONCE HAVING PASSED UNDER SAID BRIDGE ,6V12 WILL PASS OAKLEY STATION,CLOSED TO PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN 1958 AND FINALY CLOSED IN 1963 WITH A VILLAGE POPULATION OF 624.NOWADAYS OAKLEY AND THREE SMALLER VILLAGES HAVE A COMBINED POPULATION OF 5600,WITH MOST TRAVELLING EAST FOR EMPLOYMENT.A REOPENING HAS BEEN SUGGESTED MANY TIMES,BUT WITH THE STATION IN PRIVATE HANDS THAT WONT HAPPEN,A LACK OF FORSIGHT SPRINGS TO MIND...LEAVING HOME,TAKING THE SHOT AND BACK AGAIN= 10 MINS. SUN GONE IN 12 MINS..
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 25.06.09..OAKLEY..59103 Village Of Mells,6V12 WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
25.06.09..OAKLEY..59103 Village Of Mells,6V12 WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 23.06.09..THIRD TIME LUCKY,NO CHANCE.59005 Kenneth J Painter,PASSES NEWBURY STATION WITH 6V18,THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
23.06.09..THIRD TIME LUCKY,NO CHANCE.59005 Kenneth J Painter,PASSES NEWBURY STATION WITH 6V18,THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
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23.06.09..IN A LITTLE BIT OF BRIGHTNESS,59202 Vale Of White Horse,PASSES THROUGH NEWBURY STATION WITH A SHORT 7C77,ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
23.06.09..IN A LITTLE BIT OF BRIGHTNESS,59202 Vale Of White Horse,PASSES THROUGH NEWBURY STATION WITH A SHORT 7C77,ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 23.06.09..WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE BEFORE,THE CLOUD TRACKS THE SUN,WITH THE BLUE EITHER SIDE.THREE MENDIP RETURNS AND NOT ONE IN SUN**** ANYWAY,59002 Alan J Day,MANOEUVRE'S ONTO THE MAIN,AFTER WAITING FOR A HST TO PASS AT NEWBURY STATION,WITH 6C74 THEALE TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
23.06.09..WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE BEFORE,THE CLOUD TRACKS THE SUN,WITH THE BLUE EITHER SIDE.THREE MENDIP RETURNS AND NOT ONE IN SUN**** ANYWAY,59002 Alan J Day,MANOEUVRE'S ONTO THE MAIN,AFTER WAITING FOR A HST TO PASS AT NEWBURY STATION,WITH 6C74 THEALE TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
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 18.06.09..HAVING NOT DONE THIS SHOT AT BATTLEDOWN FOR YEARS,I DECIDED TO HAVE A STAB AT THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY,AND HAD BEEN FOR MOST OF THE DAY,AND WOULD YOU BELEIVE IT, AS 59004 Paul A Hammond CAME UNDER THE FLYOVER WITH 6V12,THE SUN CAME OUT,STRAIGHT DOWN THE TRACK.BACK IN SLIDE DAYS THE SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES,BUT GOOD OLD DIGI HANDLED IT.AS A MATTER OF INTEREST THE EMPTY CAR TRAIN GOING OVER THE FLYOVER IS 6M58,THE SOUTHAMPTON E.DOCKS TO BESCOT,HAULED BY 66188.
18.06.09..HAVING NOT DONE THIS SHOT AT BATTLEDOWN FOR YEARS,I DECIDED TO HAVE A STAB AT THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY,AND HAD BEEN FOR MOST OF THE DAY,AND WOULD YOU BELEIVE IT, AS 59004 Paul A Hammond CAME UNDER THE FLYOVER WITH 6V12,THE SUN CAME OUT,STRAIGHT DOWN THE TRACK.BACK IN SLIDE DAYS THE SIDE WOULD HAVE BEEN BLACK AS THE ACE OF SPADES,BUT GOOD OLD DIGI HANDLED IT.AS A MATTER OF INTEREST THE EMPTY CAR TRAIN GOING OVER THE FLYOVER IS 6M58,THE SOUTHAMPTON E.DOCKS TO BESCOT,HAULED BY 66188.
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 04.06.09..THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES IS A HARD WORKING TO PHOT AROUND THE BASINGSTOKE AREA ,DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY,EVEN IN JUNE THE SUN IS NOT QUITE OVER ENOUGH AT 16.30,AND BANG ON TIME 59202 Vale Of White Horse,PASSES WORTING JNCT.ON THE 6V12 SERVICE.THIS LOCATION HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT OVER TIME,FOR A START FROM 5-7PM,DURING THE 80/90'S THERE WOULD BE AN ABUNDANCE OF LOCO HAULED SALISBURY/EXETER/INTER-REGIONALS PLUS LINERS ETC.WITH NO SHADOW PROBLEMS,NOW THERE'S SOD ALL TO PHOT,SHADOWS BY 6PM,AND BY RUNNING ON THE MAIN,THE CRAP INFRASRUCTURE PLACED HERE DURING THE RESIGNALLING WORK,OVER A YEAR AGO IS EVIDENT.WITH THE ONGOING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,TO THE RIGHT,IM SURPRISED THE BRIDGE IS NOT CAGED,AT LEAST THE MAST BEHIND DOES'NT HINDER THIS LOCATION.YES I KNOW,MOANING OLD GIT
04.06.09..THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES IS A HARD WORKING TO PHOT AROUND THE BASINGSTOKE AREA ,DUE TO THE TIME OF DAY,EVEN IN JUNE THE SUN IS NOT QUITE OVER ENOUGH AT 16.30,AND BANG ON TIME 59202 Vale Of White Horse,PASSES WORTING JNCT.ON THE 6V12 SERVICE.THIS LOCATION HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT OVER TIME,FOR A START FROM 5-7PM,DURING THE 80/90'S THERE WOULD BE AN ABUNDANCE OF LOCO HAULED SALISBURY/EXETER/INTER-REGIONALS PLUS LINERS ETC.WITH NO SHADOW PROBLEMS,NOW THERE'S SOD ALL TO PHOT,SHADOWS BY 6PM,AND BY RUNNING ON THE MAIN,THE CRAP INFRASRUCTURE PLACED HERE DURING THE RESIGNALLING WORK,OVER A YEAR AGO IS EVIDENT.WITH THE ONGOING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,TO THE RIGHT,IM SURPRISED THE BRIDGE IS NOT CAGED,AT LEAST THE MAST BEHIND DOES'NT HINDER THIS LOCATION.YES I KNOW,MOANING OLD GIT
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02.06.09..ITS HARD WORK ON THE B&H NOWADAYS,59203 Vale Of Pickering,WAS THE ONLY PM EMPTY WORKING,PASSING BRIMSLADE FARM WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD SERVICE.ANTISIPATING THE RETURN OF THE THEALE FIRST,THEN A MOVE WENT TITS UP, LEAVING NO TIME FOR A PLANNED MOVE..
02.06.09..ITS HARD WORK ON THE B&H NOWADAYS,59203 Vale Of Pickering,WAS THE ONLY PM EMPTY WORKING,PASSING BRIMSLADE FARM WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD SERVICE.ANTISIPATING THE RETURN OF THE THEALE FIRST,THEN A MOVE WENT TITS UP, LEAVING NO TIME FOR A PLANNED MOVE..
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 02.06.09..THE GOOD NEWS WAS ,I MANAGED TO GET A 59 IN THE SUN AT BRIMSLADE FARM,THE BAD NEWS WAS,NO 7A17 OR 6M20,SO AFTER 59002 Alan J Day PASSED ON 6A74,THE WHATLEY TO THEALE SERVICE,THERE WAS A 4 HOUR GAP UNTIL MY NEXT SHOT.
02.06.09..THE GOOD NEWS WAS ,I MANAGED TO GET A 59 IN THE SUN AT BRIMSLADE FARM,THE BAD NEWS WAS,NO 7A17 OR 6M20,SO AFTER 59002 Alan J Day PASSED ON 6A74,THE WHATLEY TO THEALE SERVICE,THERE WAS A 4 HOUR GAP UNTIL MY NEXT SHOT.
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 02.06.09..ANOTHER LIVERY NAILED,59001 Yeoman Endeavour,WITH THE BELL ON THE FRONT PASSES WOOTON RIVERS WITH 7A09,MEARHEAD TO ACTON.
02.06.09..ANOTHER LIVERY NAILED,59001 Yeoman Endeavour,WITH THE BELL ON THE FRONT PASSES WOOTON RIVERS WITH 7A09,MEARHEAD TO ACTON.
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 01.06.09..A QUIET AFTERNOON AT GREAT CHEVERELL WITH 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,BEING THE ONLY EMPTY WORKING DOWN THE B&H,AND THEN 6V18,HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY WAS LATE.
01.06.09..A QUIET AFTERNOON AT GREAT CHEVERELL WITH 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,BEING THE ONLY EMPTY WORKING DOWN THE B&H,AND THEN 6V18,HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY WAS LATE.
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01.06.09..GREAT CHEVERELL..59002 Alan J Day,6A13 WHATLEY TO WEST DRAYTON.
01.06.09..GREAT CHEVERELL..59002 Alan J Day,6A13 WHATLEY TO WEST DRAYTON.
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 29.05.09..STILL IN THE PATCH OF BLUE AT WOODBOROUGH THAT 7C77 PASSED BARELY 5 MINUTES PREVIOUSLY,59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,PASSES WITH 6V18 THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
29.05.09..STILL IN THE PATCH OF BLUE AT WOODBOROUGH THAT 7C77 PASSED BARELY 5 MINUTES PREVIOUSLY,59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,PASSES WITH 6V18 THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
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 29.05.09..EVEN I CAN GET A HANSON IN THE SUN,SO IT WOULD SEEM,IE 59103 Village Of Mells,PASSING WOODBOROUGH WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
29.05.09..EVEN I CAN GET A HANSON IN THE SUN,SO IT WOULD SEEM,IE 59103 Village Of Mells,PASSING WOODBOROUGH WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 29.05.09..EVERYBODY'S HAD THERE FAIR SHARE OF SUN ON THE LAST WAGON,AS HERE AT SHRIVENHAM.I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A FREIGHT PASSING WITH THE BUTTERERCUP FIELD,AND FAILED ON ALL COUNTS,AND AS USUAL AS 59001 Yeoman Endeavour,HAD PASSED ON 6C48 APPLEFORD TO WHATLEY,THE WALK BACK TO THE CAR WAS IN SUN.
29.05.09..EVERYBODY'S HAD THERE FAIR SHARE OF SUN ON THE LAST WAGON,AS HERE AT SHRIVENHAM.I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A FREIGHT PASSING WITH THE BUTTERERCUP FIELD,AND FAILED ON ALL COUNTS,AND AS USUAL AS 59001 Yeoman Endeavour,HAD PASSED ON 6C48 APPLEFORD TO WHATLEY,THE WALK BACK TO THE CAR WAS IN SUN.
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20.04.09 PROBABLY THE ONLY LOCATION THAT YOU COULD GET A REASONABLE UP SHOT AT 4PM IS HERE AT WOLF HALL,AS 59002 Alan J Day PASSES ON 6A13 THE AFTERNOON WHATLEY TO WEST DRAYTON SERVICE.
20.04.09 PROBABLY THE ONLY LOCATION THAT YOU COULD GET A REASONABLE UP SHOT AT 4PM IS HERE AT WOLF HALL,AS 59002 Alan J Day PASSES ON 6A13 THE AFTERNOON WHATLEY TO WEST DRAYTON SERVICE.
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 20.04.09 WOLF HALL..59102 Village Of Chantry,7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
20.04.09 WOLF HALL..59102 Village Of Chantry,7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 20.04.09..WOOTON RIVERS..59203 Vale Of Pickering,7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
20.04.09..WOOTON RIVERS..59203 Vale Of Pickering,7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 24.03.09..NR.WOOLHAMPTON..59205 L.Keith McNair,6V18 HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
24.03.09..NR.WOOLHAMPTON..59205 L.Keith McNair,6V18 HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
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24.03.09..HANSON LIVERIED 59102 Village Of Chantry,PASSES NEWBURY STATION WITH 7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
24.03.09..HANSON LIVERIED 59102 Village Of Chantry,PASSES NEWBURY STATION WITH 7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 24.03.09..BELEIVE IT OR NOT,UNTIL TODAY I HAVE NEVER MANAGED TO GET A 59 ON A MENDIP STONE WORKING AT THIS CROFTON LOCATION,SO THINGS WERE PUT RIGHT AS 59103 Village Of Mells,PASSES ON 7A17 ,MEREHEAD TO ACTON
24.03.09..BELEIVE IT OR NOT,UNTIL TODAY I HAVE NEVER MANAGED TO GET A 59 ON A MENDIP STONE WORKING AT THIS CROFTON LOCATION,SO THINGS WERE PUT RIGHT AS 59103 Village Of Mells,PASSES ON 7A17 ,MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 24.03.09.SECONDS LATER AND 59005 Kenneth J Painter, WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SUN ,AS IT PASSED CROFTON WORKING 7C31,THE THEALE TO MEREHEAD RETURN EMPTIES
24.03.09.SECONDS LATER AND 59005 Kenneth J Painter, WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SUN ,AS IT PASSED CROFTON WORKING 7C31,THE THEALE TO MEREHEAD RETURN EMPTIES
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 24.03.09..YEOMAN LIVERIED 59002 Alan J Day,CRAWLS PAST CROFTON PUMPING STATION ON 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON SERVICE
24.03.09..YEOMAN LIVERIED 59002 Alan J Day,CRAWLS PAST CROFTON PUMPING STATION ON 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON SERVICE
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24.03.09..IT WAS LOOKING GOOD AT CROFTON ,THE LOCK GATE WAS OPEN,A BARGE ABOUT TO ENTER AND A LATE RUNNING 7C29 IMINENT,BUT IT ALL WENT PEARSHAPED WHEN THE CREW AND DOG CONSPIRED TO SCREW THINGS UP ,HOWEVER A DRASTIC MOVE AS 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,APPROACHED ALLOWED THIS SHOT OFF THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD,OTHERS NOT SO FORTUNATE CURSED.
24.03.09..IT WAS LOOKING GOOD AT CROFTON ,THE LOCK GATE WAS OPEN,A BARGE ABOUT TO ENTER AND A LATE RUNNING 7C29 IMINENT,BUT IT ALL WENT PEARSHAPED WHEN THE CREW AND DOG CONSPIRED TO SCREW THINGS UP ,HOWEVER A DRASTIC MOVE AS 59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,APPROACHED ALLOWED THIS SHOT OFF THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD,OTHERS NOT SO FORTUNATE CURSED.
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 19.03.09..PASSING CROFTON PUMPING STATION,IS 59202 Vale Of White Horse,ON 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON SERVICE..HOUSED WITHIN, ARE TWO CORNISH BEAM ENGINES,ONE BEING THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD.
19.03.09..PASSING CROFTON PUMPING STATION,IS 59202 Vale Of White Horse,ON 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON SERVICE..HOUSED WITHIN, ARE TWO CORNISH BEAM ENGINES,ONE BEING THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD.
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 19.03.09..YES IT IS REALLY THAT GARISH....59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,PASSES CROFTON PUMPING STATION, WHILST IN CHARGE OF 7C31 ,THEALE TO MEARHEAD EMPTIES
19.03.09..YES IT IS REALLY THAT GARISH....59206 John F Yeoman-Railway Pioneer,PASSES CROFTON PUMPING STATION, WHILST IN CHARGE OF 7C31 ,THEALE TO MEARHEAD EMPTIES
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 02.03.09..WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE LIGHTS OUT FOR THE DAY,THE LOW SUN AT THIS TIME OF DAY, MANAGED TO UNEXPECTEDLY REAPPEAR UNDER THE CLOUD AS 59005 Kenneth J Painter,IN THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES LIVERY SLOWS TO ENTER WOODBOROUGH LOOP WITH 6V18,THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
02.03.09..WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE LIGHTS OUT FOR THE DAY,THE LOW SUN AT THIS TIME OF DAY, MANAGED TO UNEXPECTEDLY REAPPEAR UNDER THE CLOUD AS 59005 Kenneth J Painter,IN THE AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES LIVERY SLOWS TO ENTER WOODBOROUGH LOOP WITH 6V18,THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
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02.03.09..STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING ON THE B&H THINGS CHANGED DUE TO TUG ALERT ELSWHERE,HOWEVER BACK LATER AT WOODBOROUGH I MANAGED TO GET 59104 Village Off Great Elm PASSING WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
02.03.09..STARTING OFF IN THE MORNING ON THE B&H THINGS CHANGED DUE TO TUG ALERT ELSWHERE,HOWEVER BACK LATER AT WOODBOROUGH I MANAGED TO GET 59104 Village Off Great Elm PASSING WITH 7C77,THE ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 03.02.09..WITH YESTERDAYS SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAUSING DISRUPTION TO THE MENDIP TRAFFIC,I THOUGHT THAT TODAY HAD TO BE BETTER..HOW WRONG CAN YOU BE,THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER SNOW/SUN CONDITIONS NEVER HAPPENED AND THE MENDIP STONE TRAFFIC WAS GREATLY REDUCED AGAIN,HOWEVER 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON DID RUN WITH 59002 Alan J Day IN CHARGE AS IT ROUNDS THE BEND AT CROFTON IN A MINI SNOW STORM.
03.02.09..WITH YESTERDAYS SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAUSING DISRUPTION TO THE MENDIP TRAFFIC,I THOUGHT THAT TODAY HAD TO BE BETTER..HOW WRONG CAN YOU BE,THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER SNOW/SUN CONDITIONS NEVER HAPPENED AND THE MENDIP STONE TRAFFIC WAS GREATLY REDUCED AGAIN,HOWEVER 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON DID RUN WITH 59002 Alan J Day IN CHARGE AS IT ROUNDS THE BEND AT CROFTON IN A MINI SNOW STORM.
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 26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..HANSON LIVERIED 59104
26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..HANSON LIVERIED 59104"VILLAGE OF GREAT ELM" ON 6V18 HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY
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 26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..YEOMAN LIVERIED 59002
26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..YEOMAN LIVERIED 59002"ALAN J DAY"7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..59102
26.09.08..GREAT CHEVERELL..59102"VILLAGE OF CHANTRY"6A21 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 26.09.08...GT.CHEVERELL..59204
26.09.08...GT.CHEVERELL..59204"VALE OF GLAMORGAN"6C74 THEALE TO WHATLEY HANSON EMPTIES
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 26.09.08..WITH OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE CAPITAL,EXTRA WORKINGS FROM THE MENDIPS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN ,SUCH AS 59206 PASSING WOLF HALL ON 6Z34 MEREHEAD TO BOW LOADED BOX WAGONS
26.09.08..WITH OLYMPIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE CAPITAL,EXTRA WORKINGS FROM THE MENDIPS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN ,SUCH AS 59206 PASSING WOLF HALL ON 6Z34 MEREHEAD TO BOW LOADED BOX WAGONS
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 26.09.08..WOLF HALL..59205..7A17 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
26.09.08..WOLF HALL..59205..7A17 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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26.09.08.ROUNDING THE CURVE AT CROFTON IS 59204
26.09.08.ROUNDING THE CURVE AT CROFTON IS 59204"VALE OF GLAMORGAN" ON 7A64 WHATLEY TO THEALE
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 26.09.08 ROUNDING THE CURVE AT CROFTON IS YEOMAN LIVERIED 59004
26.09.08 ROUNDING THE CURVE AT CROFTON IS YEOMAN LIVERIED 59004 "PAUL A HAMMOND"7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 04.06.08.TO ALLOW A GOOD SHOT OF 6Z49,THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES, AT WORTING JNCT.IT NEEDS TO ACTUALLY RUN AND BE LATE ,WHICH IT WAS WITH 59205 AT THE HELM,AND THE SUN NEEDS TO SHOW ITS FACE , WELL IT WAS AS SOON AS IT PASSED.TO RUB SALT IN THE WOUND 6Y42 IN THE BACKGROUND PASSED IN SUN. .
04.06.08.TO ALLOW A GOOD SHOT OF 6Z49,THE WOKING TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES, AT WORTING JNCT.IT NEEDS TO ACTUALLY RUN AND BE LATE ,WHICH IT WAS WITH 59205 AT THE HELM,AND THE SUN NEEDS TO SHOW ITS FACE , WELL IT WAS AS SOON AS IT PASSED.TO RUB SALT IN THE WOUND 6Y42 IN THE BACKGROUND PASSED IN SUN. .
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 06.05.08 NR.WOOLHAMPTON 59002
06.05.08 NR.WOOLHAMPTON 59002 "ALAN J DAY"..7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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01.03.08 GT.CHEVERELL 59201 ON THE REAR OF A WESTBURY TO SWINDON AREA ENGINEERS, WITH WELDED RAIL IN CONNECTION WITH ENGINEERING WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN
01.03.08 GT.CHEVERELL 59201 ON THE REAR OF A WESTBURY TO SWINDON AREA ENGINEERS, WITH WELDED RAIL IN CONNECTION WITH ENGINEERING WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN
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 24.07.07 WANSTROW 59005..7C68 WOOTON BASSETT TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
24.07.07 WANSTROW 59005..7C68 WOOTON BASSETT TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 24.07.07 WANSTROW 59103..7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
24.07.07 WANSTROW 59103..7C77 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 24.07.07 WANSTROW 59203..7040 MEREHEAD TO EASTLEIGH
24.07.07 WANSTROW 59203..7040 MEREHEAD TO EASTLEIGH
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24.07.07 WESTBURY 59205..7A17 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
24.07.07 WESTBURY 59205..7A17 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 24.07.07 NR.WARMINSTER 59201 ..WHATLEY TO HAMWORTHY
24.07.07 NR.WARMINSTER 59201 ..WHATLEY TO HAMWORTHY
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 24.07.07 BERKLEY MARSH 59201..7048 WHATLEY TO HAMWORTHY
24.07.07 BERKLEY MARSH 59201..7048 WHATLEY TO HAMWORTHY
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 24.07.07 BERKLEY MARSH..59102+59203 PASS WITH 7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
24.07.07 BERKLEY MARSH..59102+59203 PASS WITH 7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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15.04.07..LOWER BASILDON..59202 Vale Of White Horse,6A55 APPLEFORD TO BRENTFORD EMPTY BINS.
15.04.07..LOWER BASILDON..59202 Vale Of White Horse,6A55 APPLEFORD TO BRENTFORD EMPTY BINS.
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 08.06.06 NR.WOOLHAMPTON..HANSON 59104
08.06.06 NR.WOOLHAMPTON..HANSON 59104 "VILLAGE OF GREAT ELM"ON 7A09 MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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 23.05.06 YEOMAN LIVERIED 59001 Yeoman Endeavour PASSING SONNING CUTTING WITH 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON LOADED STONE
23.05.06 YEOMAN LIVERIED 59001 Yeoman Endeavour PASSING SONNING CUTTING WITH 7A09,THE MEREHEAD TO ACTON LOADED STONE
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 28.01.06..WITH THE MENDIP 59s BEING UTALISED ON WEEKEND ENGINEERING DUTIES,A TRIP TO SHRIVENHAM WAS REWARDED WITH 59004 Paul A Hammond on 6W12 WESTBURY TO SWINDON VIA NEWBURY
28.01.06..WITH THE MENDIP 59s BEING UTALISED ON WEEKEND ENGINEERING DUTIES,A TRIP TO SHRIVENHAM WAS REWARDED WITH 59004 Paul A Hammond on 6W12 WESTBURY TO SWINDON VIA NEWBURY
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13.01.05..WHITE WALTHAM..59206 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
13.01.05..WHITE WALTHAM..59206 ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 24.09.04..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59101 Village Of Whatley,ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
24.09.04..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59101 Village Of Whatley,ACTON TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 24.04.02.LATCHMERE JNCT. 59005 Kenneth J Painter..HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTY HANSON HOPPERS
24.04.02.LATCHMERE JNCT. 59005 Kenneth J Painter..HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTY HANSON HOPPERS
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 28.09.01 AFTER ALLOWING AN HST TO PASS, 59004
28.09.01 AFTER ALLOWING AN HST TO PASS, 59004"PAUL A HAMMOND" PULLS AWAY FROM NEWBURY STATION AND REGAINS THE MAIN LINE WITH THE HITHER GREEN TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
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17.08.00..WALTHAM ST.LAWRENCE..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
17.08.00..WALTHAM ST.LAWRENCE..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
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 12.10.99.DIVERTED DUE TO A DERAILMENT ON THE B&H,AT PEWSEY,59004 Paul A Hammond,PASSES SOUTH MORETON WITH MEREHEAD TO ACTON JUMBO SERVICE.
12.10.99.DIVERTED DUE TO A DERAILMENT ON THE B&H,AT PEWSEY,59004 Paul A Hammond,PASSES SOUTH MORETON WITH MEREHEAD TO ACTON JUMBO SERVICE.
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 25.06.99..BERKLEY MARSH..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
25.06.99..BERKLEY MARSH..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
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 18.06.99..RUMNEY..59201 Vale Of York,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
18.06.99..RUMNEY..59201 Vale Of York,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
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14.06.99..BERKLEY MARSH..59103 Village Of Mells,WESTBURY YARD TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
14.06.99..BERKLEY MARSH..59103 Village Of Mells,WESTBURY YARD TO WHATLEY EMPTIES.
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 03.05.99..BRADFORD ON AVON..59001 Yeoman Endeavour+59103 Village Of Mells,07.58 BRISTOL TO PAIGNTON YEOMAN EXCURSION.
03.05.99..BRADFORD ON AVON..59001 Yeoman Endeavour+59103 Village Of Mells,07.58 BRISTOL TO PAIGNTON YEOMAN EXCURSION.
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 28.04.99..NARROWAYS JNCT...59005 Kenneth J Painter,TYTHERINGTON TO WESTBURY YARD EMPTIES.
28.04.99..NARROWAYS JNCT...59005 Kenneth J Painter,TYTHERINGTON TO WESTBURY YARD EMPTIES.
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 28.04.99..COEDKERNEW..59204 Vale Of Glamorgan,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
28.04.99..COEDKERNEW..59204 Vale Of Glamorgan,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
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19.08.98..BERKLEY MARSH..59104 Village Of Great Elm,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
19.08.98..BERKLEY MARSH..59104 Village Of Great Elm,MEREHEAD TO ACTON.
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 05.08.98..BERKLEY MARSH..59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
05.08.98..BERKLEY MARSH..59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD TO WHATLEY EMPTIES
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 07.07.98..DURING A WEEKS WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE BUXTON AREA,I VISITED PEAK FOREST ON A COUPLE OF MORNINGS HOPING TO GET A NATIONAL POWER 59 ON THE TUNSTEAD TO DRAX P.S. SERVICE,HOWEVER THE ENTIRE WEEK WAS DEVOID OF ANY SUN,CONSEQUENTLY THIS DULL SHOT OF 59204 Vale Of Glamorgan,WITH LOADED LIMESTONE PASSING PEAK FOREST WOULD PROVE TO BE MY ONE AND ONLY SHOT OF THIS LIVERY.
07.07.98..DURING A WEEKS WALKING HOLIDAY IN THE BUXTON AREA,I VISITED PEAK FOREST ON A COUPLE OF MORNINGS HOPING TO GET A NATIONAL POWER 59 ON THE TUNSTEAD TO DRAX P.S. SERVICE,HOWEVER THE ENTIRE WEEK WAS DEVOID OF ANY SUN,CONSEQUENTLY THIS DULL SHOT OF 59204 Vale Of Glamorgan,WITH LOADED LIMESTONE PASSING PEAK FOREST WOULD PROVE TO BE MY ONE AND ONLY SHOT OF THIS LIVERY.
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 28.06.98..FAIRWOOD..59104 Village Of Great Elm,ON THE REAR OF THE 14.15 CRANMORE TO WESTBURY SHUTTLE SERVICE.
28.06.98..FAIRWOOD..59104 Village Of Great Elm,ON THE REAR OF THE 14.15 CRANMORE TO WESTBURY SHUTTLE SERVICE.
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19.05.98..HILLFIELD TUNNEL..59004 Paul A Hammond,LLANWERN TO PORT TALBOT IRON ORE EMPTIES.
19.05.98..HILLFIELD TUNNEL..59004 Paul A Hammond,LLANWERN TO PORT TALBOT IRON ORE EMPTIES.
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 22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59002 Alan J Day,AVONMOUTH TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59002 Alan J Day,AVONMOUTH TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59104 Village Of Great Elm,WESTBURY YARD TO EXETER LOADED MEAs.
22.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT..59104 Village Of Great Elm,WESTBURY YARD TO EXETER LOADED MEAs.
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18.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT. 59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD(FROM EXETER) TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
18.09.97..FAIRWOOD JNCT. 59102 Village Of Chantry,WESTBURY YARD(FROM EXETER) TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES.
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 09.09.97..DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE MENDIP 59s WERE HIRED IN,59004 Paul A Hammond PASSES SOMERTON WITH A PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN IRON ORE WORKING
09.09.97..DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THE MENDIP 59s WERE HIRED IN,59004 Paul A Hammond PASSES SOMERTON WITH A PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN IRON ORE WORKING
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 09.09.97..COEDKERNEW..59103 Village Of Mells,LLANWERN TO PORT TALBOT IRON ORE EMPTIES.
09.09.97..COEDKERNEW..59103 Village Of Mells,LLANWERN TO PORT TALBOT IRON ORE EMPTIES.
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 18.07.97 HIRED IN 59103 Village Off Mells PASSING COEDKERNEW WITH A PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE WORKING
18.07.97 HIRED IN 59103 Village Off Mells PASSING COEDKERNEW WITH A PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE WORKING
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02.04.97...LLANWERN WEST JNCT.59101 Village Of Whatley,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
02.04.97...LLANWERN WEST JNCT.59101 Village Of Whatley,PORT TALBOT TO LLANWERN LOADED IRON ORE.
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 30.05.96..BATTLEDOWN..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,WOKING TO WESTBURY EMPTY BOX WAGONS
30.05.96..BATTLEDOWN..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,WOKING TO WESTBURY EMPTY BOX WAGONS
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 08.05.93..SHOTTESBROOKE..59101 Village Of Whatley,ARC EMPTIES BOUND FOR WHATLEY
08.05.93..SHOTTESBROOKE..59101 Village Of Whatley,ARC EMPTIES BOUND FOR WHATLEY
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 13.05.92..FAIRWOOD 59104 Village Of Great Elm ON THE HOTHFIELD TO WHATLEY ARC EMPTIES
13.05.92..FAIRWOOD 59104 Village Of Great Elm ON THE HOTHFIELD TO WHATLEY ARC EMPTIES
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13.05.92 APPROACHING WESTBURY IS 59002
13.05.92 APPROACHING WESTBURY IS 59002"YEOMAN ENTERPRISE"ON A MEREHEAD TO THEALE WORKING
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 06.11.90..LITTLE BEDWYN..59002 Yeoman Enterprise,THEALE TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
06.11.90..LITTLE BEDWYN..59002 Yeoman Enterprise,THEALE TO MEREHEAD EMPTIES
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 18.07.90..LITTLE BEDWYN..59002 Yeoman Enterprise...PURFLEET TO MEREHEAD EMPTY BOX WAGONS
18.07.90..LITTLE BEDWYN..59002 Yeoman Enterprise...PURFLEET TO MEREHEAD EMPTY BOX WAGONS
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 18.07.90..CROFTON..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON
18.07.90..CROFTON..59001 Yeoman Endeavour,MEREHEAD TO ACTON
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07.09.89..HUNGERFORD COMMON..59003 Yeoman Highlander,MEREHEAD TO PURFLEET LOADED BOX WAGONS
07.09.89..HUNGERFORD COMMON..59003 Yeoman Highlander,MEREHEAD TO PURFLEET LOADED BOX WAGONS
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 04.07.89..WALTHAM ST.LAWRENCE..59005 Kenneth J Painter,MEREHEAD TO PURFLEET LOADED BOX WAGONS.
04.07.89..WALTHAM ST.LAWRENCE..59005 Kenneth J Painter,MEREHEAD TO PURFLEET LOADED BOX WAGONS.
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