2. Railways

Lower Basildon to Didcot

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's brilliantly laid out road to Bristol via Didcot runs by the town of Lower Basildon and in steam days Goring water troughs were near here. Two sets of lines are present, the original broad gauge trace is discernable as the gap between the the two lines, the "six foot", is wider than the later set of lines. Can you tell which is which? 4/4/2006
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    What looks like another EWS intermodal train is in fact a MOD stores train from the depot at Marchwood. It will be remarshalled at Didcot Yard and sent forward to its destination on other workings. This is 6V38 1140 off Marchwood to Didcot with power from EWS.
    166210 runs along the down relief with 2N42 1303 Paddington to Oxford all stations stopper. The area to the right was once Moreton Freight Yard.
    Voyager 220027 approaches at speed with 1M15 1246 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly. It will cross on the ladder crossing just ahead and will bypass Didcot station as it turns north.