Doom and gloom down Wiltshire way
It hardly stopped raining on the recent day-trip to Westbury, but at least I managed to add to the sum total of just one class 59 in my snapper's portfolio.
With grey skies and glowing lights symbolic of the conditions, Aggregate Industries liveried unit 59005 'Kenneth J Painter' rolls to a stand at Westbury with the early running 1.24pm Whatley Quarry - Dagenham Dock (6L21) loaded aggregate.
It's hard not to be impressed with these lengthy 4,000 tonne plus trains, nor the 30 year old locomotive on the front hauling it. Not quite as ancient as the Great Western Railway platform canopy mind which, by my reckoning, is 120 years old. Any real expert opinions welcomed of course.
Looks best full screen.
1.46pm, 11th October 2019
Doom and gloom down Wiltshire way
It hardly stopped raining on the recent day-trip to Westbury, but at least I managed to add to the sum total of just one class 59 in my snapper's portfolio.
With grey skies and glowing lights symbolic of the conditions, Aggregate Industries liveried unit 59005 'Kenneth J Painter' rolls to a stand at Westbury with the early running 1.24pm Whatley Quarry - Dagenham Dock (6L21) loaded aggregate.
It's hard not to be impressed with these lengthy 4,000 tonne plus trains, nor the 30 year old locomotive on the front hauling it. Not quite as ancient as the Great Western Railway platform canopy mind which, by my reckoning, is 120 years old. Any real expert opinions welcomed of course.
Looks best full screen.
1.46pm, 11th October 2019