2. Railways

Besford to Merehead

Besford is near Pershore to the south of Birmingham on the line to Gloucester and the South West. It is a busy line and freight can be boundiful if the traffic demand is high. I think I hit it on a bad day combined with a bridge strike in the Bromsgrove area which had an adverse affect so I left early and headed for Kemble then Westbury with detour to Sapperton Tunnel on the derelict Thames and Severn Canal. Also included is a look at the freight only Merehead Branch in Somerset. 6-7/4/2006
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    The train twists its way down towards the quarry which is located away to the right well out of shot.
    After another long wait and more inbound traffic approaches the junction. 59201 fronts 6V07 1121 MX Chichester to Merehead empty bogie boxes.
    EWS bought 59201-6 from National Power who had introduced them for their lime and coal trains to the Vale of York power stations. 59201 carries a bell above the cab at the No1 end.