Image Class 50, unidentified down working, from Fairwood Junction signal box
Class 50, unidentified down working, from Fairwood Junction signal box
Class 50, unidentified down working, from Fairwood Junction signal box After the KKT railtour had passed, I was invited into the signal box. As it was a Sunday morning there was very little traffic about but I did manage to capture this class 50 on a down working from London Paddington. It is seen coming out of Westbury and about to rejoin the mainline that is to the right more commonly known as the Westbury cut-off. Interestingly, this cut-off was not constructed by the GWR until relatively late in 1933 to relieve pressure on Westbury station and to speed up timings to the West Country.
Class 50, unidentified down working, from Fairwood Junction signal box After the KKT railtour had passed, I was invited into the signal box. As it was a Sunday morning there was very little traffic about but I did manage to capture this class 50 on a down working from London Paddington. It is seen coming out of Westbury and about to rejoin the mainline that is to the right more commonly known as the Westbury cut-off. Interestingly, this cut-off was not constructed by the GWR until relatively late in 1933 to relieve pressure on Westbury station and to speed up timings to the West Country.


After the KKT railtour had passed, I was invited into

the signal box. As it was a Sunday morning there was very little traffic about but I did manage to capture this class 50 on a down working from London Paddington. It is seen coming out of Westbury and about to rejoin the mainline that is to the right more commonly known as the Westbury cut-off. Interestingly, this cut-off was not constructed by the GWR until relatively late in 1933 to relieve pressure on Westbury station and to speed up timings to the West Country.