Cherwell Valley
North of Didcot once home to an hourly 47 hauled passenger not so long ago but now has a few 67 hauled passsengers trains for Chilton Railways and a small bit of freight.
 During the late 1990s 1O38 Edinburgh-Bournemouth was often worked by something odd as it was the last new loco diagram of the day required at New Street, double heading 31s as seen here were not too uncommon. Here 31434 and 31190 lead 1O38 round thewes curve at Didcot - 1998 |  70007 is seen leading a freightliner south at Didcot North Junction - 15/10/2011 |  5043 is seen leading 1Z43 Solihull-Bristol via Newbury south at Didcot North Junction - 15/10/2011 |  66721 is seen leading 6M10 Appleford - Willesden south at Didcot North Junction - 15/10/2011 |
 37401 is seen leading 1Z37 Chester-Bournemouth south at Didcot North Junction - 22/08/2015 |  60055 'Thomas Barnardo' is seen leading 6Z52 Oxford Banbury Road-Machen Quarry south at Didcot North Junction - 14/06/2022 |  66135 is seen leading an engineers train north at Culham - 09/12/2006 |  56303 is seen leading 6Z92 Didcot-Calvert north at Culham - 23/04/2013 |
 Here a Cotswold Rail stock move running as 5Z47 Oxley-Gloucester is seen in afternoon light with 47813 in charge near Radley - 07/10/2006 |  56091 is seen leading 6Z91 Didcot-Calvert north at Radley - 07/06/2013 |  D9000 is seen leading the famous Saturdays only 1S87 Ramsgate-Edinburgh north at Hinksey Yard south of Oxford - Summer 1999 |  47828 'Seven Valley Railway...' is seen passing Hinksey with a southbound Cross Cuuntry service - 1999 |
 An unknown Intercity Cross Country 47/8 is seen coming south at Hinksey yard, Oxford - Summer 1999 |  58050 is seen leading a northbound empty coal train from Didcot in the late 1990s |  Hired in EWS/RES 47741 'Res Publica' leads a South-bound cross country service past Hinkey Yard, Oxford. This loco was later repainted into Virgin livery and taken on a long(ish) term lease (and the train is now worked by a 4 car DMU-Progress!?) - Winter 1999? |  47377 leads a freightliner south at Hinksey Yard, Oxford. This was one of 3 47 freightliners which used to come south on a saturday afternoon - Summer 1999 |
 37694 leads 6O72 Wolverhampton-Hoo south past Hinkey Yard, Oxford - Summer 1999 |  57005 is seen leading a freightliner south at Hinksey - 1999 |  47345 is seen leading a south bound freightliner at Hinksey - 1999 |  47812 is seen leading a Northbound XC at Hinksey - Summer 1999 |
 43180 is seen leading a mixture of Virgin and Intercity stock south at Hinksey - September 1999 |  47818 is seen leading a XC service south at Hinksey - 2001 |  47739 is seen working 6Z48 Burton on Trent-Dollands Moor south at Hinksey, Oxford - 11/06/2009 |  66304 is seen working 6Z37 Daw Mill-Didcot Power Station south at Hinksey - 05/01/2010 |
 66563 is seen working 4Z14 Birch Coppice-Southampton at Hinksey - 05/01/2010 |  66550 is seen working 4V60 Calvert-Bristol - 05/01/2010 |  70008 is seen leading 4O29 Crewe Basford Hall-Southampton south at Hinksey - 11/02/2012 |  37682 is seen leading 1Q14 Derby-Eastleigh south at Hinksey - 14/10/2012 |
 56312 is seen leading 6Z91 Calvert-Didcot south at Hinksey - 05/11/2012 |  56311 is seen leading 6Z91 Calvert-Didcot south at Hinksey - 19/02/2013 |  56303 is seen leading 6Z91 Calvert-Didcot south at Hinksey - 06/03/2013 |  60049 is seen leading 6A49 Didcot-Bicester north at Hinksey - 14/03/2013 |
 56303 is seen leading 6Z92 Didcot-Calvert north at Hinksey - 01/05/2013 |  70017 is seen leading 4M99 Southampton-Trafford Park north at Hinksey - 05/06/2013 |  56091 is seen leading 6Z92 Didcot-Calvert north at Hinksey - 05/06/2013 |  66957 and 66416 are seen leading 4O54 Leeds-Southampton south at Hinksey - 31/10/2014 |
 56303 is seen leading 6Z91 Calvert-Didcot south at Hinksey - 14/03/2013 |  Newly repainted and named 47807 'The Lion of Vienna' is seen leaving Oxford station with a southbound Cross Country service - 04/09/1998 |  Catching the last of the afternoon sunshine in the cutting 47303 is seen passing Tackley with a southbound liner - 1999 |  A Virgin Cross Country 47/8 is seen passing Tackely with a southbound Cross Country service - 10/09/1999 |
 57005 is seen leading a southbound freightliner south at Tackley - 10/09/1999 |  At the end of the shot lived return of Deltics to service passenger trains D9000 (55022) is seen leading the final Deltic hauled 1S87 Ramsgate-Edinburgh past Tacklely - 10/09/1999 |  An unknown Intercity 47/8 is seen leading a south bound Cross Country Service past Tackely - 10/09/1999 |  60058 is seen leeding a diverted 6E41 Westerleigh-Lindsey past Kings Sutton - 23/09/2006 |
 66159 leeds a diverted 6M59 Portbury-Toton loaded coal past Kigns Sunnton - 23/09/2006 |  66622 is seen leading 6M01 north at Kings Sutton - 19/12/2006 |  37069 is seen leading a Serco running as 4Z10 north at Kings Sutton - 11/07/2007 |  66099 is seen leading 6M58 north at Kings Sutton - 11/07/2007 |
 66149 is seen leading 6M26 north at Kings Sutton - 11/07/2007 |  66572 is seen leading 4S59 north at Kings Sutton- 11/07/2007 |  60026 is seen leading 6E55 north at Kings Sutton on a sunny winters afternoon - 01/02/2008 |  60013 in sun but not much of the rest of 6E55 behind in sun at Kings Sutton - 07/04/2008 |
 67015 is seen leaidng 1J83 London-Wrexham north at Kings Sutton - 21/07/2008 |  66301 is seen working the first loaded fastline coal north from Avonmouth with 6M90 Avonmouth-Ratcliffe - 21/09/2008 |  47787 is seen leading 1Z47 Oxford-Skegness north at Kings Sutton - 17/04/2010 |  66564 is seen leading 4M68 Southampton-Birch Coppice north at Kings Sutton - 16/08/2010 |
 66035 is seen leading 4M58 Southampton Eastern Docks-Castle Bromwich north at Kings Sutton - 16/08/2010 |  67018 is seen leading 1J83 London Marylebone-Wrexham north at Kings Sutton - 16/08/2010 |  66542 is seen leading 4O21 Hams Hall-Southampton south at Kings Sutton - 16/08/2010 |  60074 is seen leading 6M28 Hinksey-Bescot north at Kings Sutton in hazey evening light - 05/07/2013 |
 67010 is seen leading 1K54 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 09/07/2013 |  67023 is seen leading 1U52 London Marylebone-Banbury north at Kings Sutton - 09/07/2013 |  66175 and 66013 are seen leading 6M28 Hinksey-Bescot north at Kings Sutton - 09/07/2013 |  67014 is seen leading 1K50 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 09/07/2013 |
 47773 is seen leading 1Z53 Oxford-Banbury north at Kings Sutton with D1015 on the rear - 09/02/2014 |  67018 is seen leading 1R55 Marylebone-Birmingham Moor Street north at Kings Sutton - 18/07/2014 |  70018 is seen leading 4M99 Southampton-Trafford Park north at Kings Sutton - 18/07/2014 |  67027 is seen leading 1K57 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 18/07/2014 |
 66567 is seen leading 6M28 Hinksey-Bescot north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |  66069 is seen leading 6Z73 Swindon Cocklebury-Aldwarkenorth north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |  67013 is seen leaidng 1K62 London Marylebone-Kidderminste north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |  68015 is seen leading 1U61 London Marylebone-Banbury north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |
 68013 is seen leading 1K57 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |  67008 is seen leading 1R55 Marylebone-Birmingham Moor Street north at Kings Sutton - 14/04/2015 |  60002 is seen leading 6E38 Colnbrook-Lindsey north at Kings Sutton - 28/03/2016 |  66513 is seen leading 6M28 Hinksey-Bescot north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |
 68009 is seen leading 1K54 18:15 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |  68008 is seen leading 1U50 17:21 London Marylebone-Banbury north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |  68014 is seen working 1K50 17:15 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |  70006 is seen leading 4M99 Southampton-Trafford Park north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |
 68010 is seen working 1K45 16:15 London Marylebone-Kidderminster north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |  70015 is seen leading 4M68 Southampton-Garston north at Kings Sutton - 19/04/2016 |  73965 is seen leading 1Q69 Hither Green- Derby north at Kings Sutton with 73962 on the rear - 24/02/2018 |  66748 is seen leading 6E45 Theale-Hexthorpe north at Kings Sutton - 24/02/2018 |
 37607 is seen leading 1Z03 Derby-Didcot south at Kings Sutton - 07/06/2014 |  37411 and 37425 are seen waiting to leave Banbury with 1Z39 (Despite chasing this railtour about all day the night shot was the only half decent shot due to full gloom all day) - 17/02/2007 |  67013 is seen leading 1H53 15:55 Birmingham-London Marylebone south at Banbury - 3/09/2012 |  47832 is seen leading 1Z78 Gobowen-Bath Spa 'Northern Belle' south at Banbury - 08/09/2012 |
 37401 is seen leading 1Z37 Chester-Bournemouth south at Banbury - 22/08/2015 |  47854 is seen leading an afternoon service south past Cropredy (north of Banbury) - 1999 |  47840 'NORTH STAR' is seen leading a XC service north at Cropredy - Summer 1999 |  37427 leads a railtour past Leamington Spa heading south - 12/03/2005 |
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