Running a good 40 mins early, 60 004 pounds north from Westerleigh with the 6E41 Lindsey bound empties.

Catching a rare ray of sun on a decidedly grey day, 60 004 heads north towards the short tunnels at Wickwar

Hammering up the incline from the Severn Tunnel, this London bound HST is just about to pass Pilning station. Inhabited mainly by train fans and Network Rail engineers, the lonely station near Severn Beach only has one train scheduled to call in direction each week.

Two class 67s on load 4 makes for spirited running... 67 026 blasts towards the Severn Tunnel at Pilning with the 2U14 1102 Taunton - Cardiff

Over three hours late, 60 059 inches along the branch past Westerleigh village with the loaded tank train from Robeston.

Just yards from the pretty Wlitshire village of Westerleigh, 60 059 has almost reached its destination at the Murco oil terminal. The train is the 6B13 0510 from Robeston

Just around the bend is the oil terminal. 60 059 crawls at 10 mph towards the Westerleigh unloading facility.

On the GW main line at Chipping Sodbury, 60 019 heads west with the Theale - Robeston empties. The ventilation chimney for the tunnels can be seen at the top of the hill above the train. Its hard to imagine this classic view with electrification masts!

No Sulzmann or Foster skies for me! 60 019 at Chipping Sodbury with the 6B33 1335 Theale - Robeston