Great Western Main Line

Brunel's Great Western Railway from London to Penzance via Bristol (for the Berks and Hants see the seperate gallery). Here are a selection of photos mainly within the Thames Valley but a few further west...

57604 at London Paddington waiting to take 5A40 out ECS - 28/01/2006	Cotswold Rail 47813 stands at London Paddignton after working 1A40 (the sleeper) from Penzance just after arriving at around 5am - 4/2/2006	57603 at London Paddington waiting to leave with 1C99 - 13/04/2006	47807 is seen leading an evening Cross Country service south passing Tilehurst Station - 27/06/1998
A new looking 66006 is seen passing Tilehurst with a evening northbound freight - 1999	47807 'The Lion of Vienna' is seen passing Tilehurst with a southbound morning Cross Country Seervice - 1999	47258 is seen passing Tilehurst with a northbound Freightliner - 1999	47 worked scrap moves were a common sight during 2005 here 47841 is seen passing Tilehurst with 5Z45 Ramsgate-Caerwent - 22/06/2005
The best photo I have of a Corus 60. 60033 is seen working 6B33 Theale-Robeston west at Tilehurst - 06/09/2005	66175 is seen leading 6M23 west at Tilehurst - 18/06/2007	60055 is seen leading an empty(?) 6Z25 past Tilehurst about to be overtaken by a HST - 12/09/2007	66017 is seen leading a well loaded 6O26 past Purley on Thames - 10/03/2007
66573 is seen leading 4O14 at Purley on Thames - 10/03/2007	The 'Royal Skips' are seen here working one of the 'Thames Valleys' most interesting workings now, 6M33 Avonmouth-Wembley (which is normally 2 67s) which is seen here passing Lower Basildon with 67005 and 67006 - 18/05/2006	66085 is seen here leading 4L44 Cowley-Purfleet past Lower Basildon - 18/05/2006	50031 leads 5Z53 Banbury-OOC with 50049 at Basildon heading for Old Oak Common - 25/09/2005
47851 leads 1Z27 past Lower Basildon in harsh backlit morning light - 07/10/2006	37406 leading 37422 are seen at Lower Basildon rarely powering 6M33 - 14/05/2007	66101 is seen working 6M58 Southampton Western Docks-Bescot north at Lower Basildon - 05/06/2008	66538 is seen at Cholsey with 4S59 Southampton-Coatbridge - 25/05/2006
66122 is seen passing Cholsey with a morning freight of empty car wagons - 19/02/2005	66576 is seen leading 4S59 north at Cholsey - 26/06/2005	66127 is seen here at Cholsey working 6V27 Eastleigh-Hinksey Departmental train - 25/05/2006	Network Rail 31105 leads 4Z07 past Cholsey with 31106 on the rear - 25/05/2006
66180 is seen at Cholsey working 6M23 Fawley-Bromford Bridge - 25/05/2006	60080 is seen working 6B33 Theale-Robeston west at Cholsey - 25/06/2006	57005 leads 4O51 Cardiff Southampton (this is one of the last regular 57/0 workings in the thames Valley) past Cholsey - 08/08/2006	The 'Silver Skip' 67029 is seen passing Cholsey with an ECS move from Bristol Barton Hill to Old Oak Common - 04/09/2006
66217 is seen in the last of winter evening light at Cholsey with a Ballest train - 03/02/2007	66570 is seen leading 4S59 north at Cholsey - May 2007	47813 is seen leading 5Z87 north at Cholsey with 47818 on the rear - 05/05/2007	66104 is seen leading 6M58 north at Cholsey - 26/06/2007
Due to Foxhall Junction being shut 6A32 Ashchurch-Didcot had to go via Reading to run round and is seen here returning from Reading Passing Cholsey with 66026 in charge - 26/06/2007	A new 66587 is seen leading 4S59 north at Cholsey- 28/06/2007	Due to Foxhall Junction being shut 6A32 Ashchurch-Didcot had to go via Reading to run round and is seen here returning from Reading Passing Cholsey with 66142 leading - 28/06/2007	60066 is seen working 6Z59 Hinksey-Westbury east at Cholsey - 28/06/2007
47813 is seen leading the Blue Pullman ECS past Cholsey - 17/08/2007	37069 is seen leading 1Z20 past Cholsey - 07/09/2007	47832 is seen leading a Boat train from Southampton Docks to Manchester past Cholsey which sadly came on the fast line - 02/01/2009	66543 is seen working 4O27 Garston-Southampton east past Cholsey - 22/12/2009
66125 is seen leading a dead 60073 from Eastleigh on 6V27 Eastleigh-Hinksey heading west at Cholsey - 22/12/2009	The new look for 6B33 Theale-Robeston with double heading 'sheds' is seen heading west at Cholsey with 66047 and 66053 - 22/12/2009	66055 is seen with 6O26 at South Moreton - 03/02/2007	66534 is seen passing South Moreton with southbound Freightliner service - 03/02/2007
66540 is seen leading 57009 on a southbound Freightliner at South Moreton - 03/02/2007	66085 is seen working 6O26 Hinksey VQ-Eastleigh yard past South Moreton - 23/09/2006	66577 is seen leading 4O14 past a 'shadowy' Moreton cutting at South Moreton 'Rat Bridge' - 15/12/2006	58041 is seen coming into Didcot with an afternoon engineers train from Eastleigh - 2001
Freightliners 57 fleet are now getting rarer in the 'Thames Valley' but here 57011 is seen rounding the Didcot avoiding line - 25/08/2005	47831 is seen coming into Didcot Parkway with a morning southbound Cross Country service - 1998	37216 and 37803 (both in Mainline blue) are seen sitting in Didcot Yard on the Didcot Railway Center wagon trip - 1998	A line up of Great Western steam locos is seen at a night photo event at Didcot Railway Center - October 1999
37674 (which has recently been sold for preservation) is seen here shunting a HAA at Didcot - 2002	On sunny February afternoon 66212 is at Didcot having just come out of the power station about to run round and head back to Bristol - 15/02/2005	66115 is seen about to run round at Didcot and take the loaded coal train into the power station - 18/08/2005	A new 66590 is seen leading 4O51 east at Steventon west of Didcot - 02/07/2007
60092 is seen passing Challow with a diverted 6V40 - 21/10/2006	66043 is seen leading an engineers trains heading West at Challow - 21/10/2006	43136 is seen leading a westbound express at Challow - 21/10/2006	66574 is seen leading a diverted 4O27 at Shrivenham - 09/12/2006
66503 is seen leading a diverted 4O14 via Swindon and Westbury past Shrivenham- 09/12/2006	60074 is seen leading a early 6C23 Hayes-East Usk past Shrivenham - 09/12/2006	47828 with 47813 is seen leading 1Z47 past Shrivenham - 16/12/2006	60035 is seen leading 6B33 past Shrivenham - 05/05/2007
60040 is seen working 6B33 Theale Robeston west at Shrivenham - 14/08/2008	66562 is seen working 4V60 Calvert-Bath west at Shrivenham - 14/08/2008	60052 is seen leading 6B33 past Shrivenham – 21/10/2006	66179 is seen leading a diverted 6Z40 Avonmouth-Ironbridge near Shrivenham – 21/10/2006
60002 is seen leading a very early 6B33 Theale-Margam past Bourton west of Shrivenham - 09/12/2006	60022 is seen working 6B33 Theale-Robeston west at Bourton - 14/07/2009	60087 is seen working 6A36 Ashchurch-Didcot east at Bourton - 14/07/2009	47760 is seen working 1Z61 Norwich-Cardiff via Bath west at Thingly Junction - 23/08/2009
67027 is seen leading an ECS move near Thingly Junction - 07/07/2007	D1015 is seen passing Exminster with 1Z53 - 05/04/2008	37670 and 37401 are seen leading 1Z74 Par-Crewe east at Exminster - 16/05/2009	37087 and 37194 are seen working 1Z73 Penzance Birmingham Intl at Exeminster - 27/06/2009
56311 and 56312 are seen ledaing 1Z80 Tame Bridge Parkway-Penzance west at Powderham - 26/06/2010	37259 and 37218 are seen leading 1Z82 Gloucester-Penzance west at Powderham - 26/06/2010	67026 is seen leading 1Z26 east at Cockwood Harbour, Starcross - 23/06/2007	47810 is seen leading a Kingswear to Ashford 'Blue Pullman' at Cockwood Harbour, Starcross - 23/06/2007
67023 is seen leading the Northern Belle running as 1Z26 west at Langstone Rock, Dawlish - 16/06/2007	67026 is seen leading 1Z55 west at Langstone Rock, Dawlish 23/06/2007	D1015 running as D1068 is seen passing Langstone Rock, Dawlish working 1Z52 - 05/04/2008	37401 and 37670 are seen leading 1Z37 Crewe-Parkandillack west at Langstone Rock, Dawlish - 16/05/2009
D1015 running as D1068 is seen at Cartuther Barton near Liskeard working 1Z53 in a lucky patch of sun - 05/04/2008	37087 and 37194 are seen working 1Z73 Penzance Birmingham Intl east at Restormal - 27/06/2009	56312 and 56311 is seen leading 1Z81 Penzance-Tame Bridge Parkway east at Restormal - 26/06/2010	37670 is seen at Burngullow having arrived with 1Z38 Parkandillack-Par - 16/05/2009
40145 is seen working 1Z37 Portsmouth Harbour-Penzance west near Redruth - 27/06/2009	37194 and 37087 are seen working 1Z70 Birmingham Intl-Penzance west near Redruth - 27/06/2009	56311 and 56312 are seen leading 1Z80 Tame Bridge Parkway-Penzance again heading west near Redruth - 26/06/2010	67024 is seen leading 1Z85 Paddington-Penzance west nera Redruth - 26/06/2010

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