9th Oct 08: Cholsey Dawn.

9th Oct 08: 20 minutes before the sun rose an HST races west towards Didcot

9th Oct 08: 12 minutes later and the light is improving at Adelantes 2 and 4 slow for a stop at Cholsey

9th Oct 08: 5 minutes before the sun rose 66069 trundles through working 1E69 to Wakefield Europort

9th Oct 08: 43138 Catches the 1st rays of sun

9th Oct 08: The meeting. HST and 166213

9th Oct 08: The side lights up as a Voyager speeds west

9th Oct 08: 7.53 am and a slight change of angle produced the hoped for flash as the sun reflects from the side of a Turbo

9th Oct 08: At 08.14 165107 leaves Cholsey as a little mist forms in the distance

9th Oct 08: In beautiful soft morning light 220027 nears the bridge at Manor Farm

9th Oct 08: Nearly an hour after sunrise a Voyager on the Up Main with Didcot power station in the distance

9th Oct 08: 43178 hammers up the main

9th Oct 08: Adelantes 180104 & 102 return from Paddington

9th Oct 08: 66124 brings the 04.33 Wakefield Europort to Southampton up the relief

9thy Oct 08: 3 minutes later and 66516 with a very even load passes with 4M50 to Crewe

9th Oct 08: An Oxford stopper starts away from Cholsey

9th Oct 08: Running a few minutes early is 66594 and the 05.28 from Garston

9th Oct 08: At 10.47 the sun is just on the other side of the line. 66044 and 4M33 Intermodal to Burton on Trent

9th Oct 08: 66548 in command of the loaded Cardiff Pengam to Angerstein Wharf. THe white houses of North Moreton can be seen on the distant hill top

9th Oct 08: An interesting consist for 66016 working the Hinksey to Eastleigh Departmental trip

9th Oct 08: An old livery Voyager accelerates towards the bridge in Sands Rd, South Moreton

9th Oct 08: Not expected was 'Joe Strummer' 47828 heading west

9th Oct 09: My view of 66591 working 4E44 to Leeds is about to be snookered

9th Oct 08: 4M58 to Ditton with 66542 approaches the occupation bridge in the middle of the cutting

9th Oct 08: 211117 on the Up Relief

9th Oct 08: 66568 has just passed the site of Moreton Cutting marshalling yard on it's way from Leeds

9th Oct 08: Stuffed! A fast moving Wentloog and slow HST do not mix.

9th Oct 08: 165101. A very similar balloon was noted near Biggleswade a few hours later

9th Oct 08: 4O27 from Ditton with 66567 on the point leaves the power station behind as it nears Sands Road

9th Oct 08: Tug 76 rumbles west with the Theale to Robeston Murco empties.