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Severn Tunnel Junction to Chipping Norton

Second day and it is the Summer Solstice, the longest day. Whilst I started at STJ it was my intension to return to England via the Severn Tunnel, but not literally!! I didn't get to the Welsh portal but I managed to see the English one. I found a few nice locations along the way. 21/6/2005
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    An up working passes the narrow industrial estate build on the site of Coalpit Heath station and yard, it closed on 3/4/1961. The service is 1L65 1355 Cardiff Central to Paddington.
    The sound of something different coming from the west heralded a loaded MGR climbing the 1 in 300 grade with 66068 working hard with 6F35 Parc Slip to Didcot.
    10 minutes after the previous coal train another different sound had me looking west in pleasure as 47841 approaches running light from Bristol to Swindon. I would see it again the following day.