166210, a former Thames Valley unit, sits in the bay platform at Swindon station waiting to depart with the 11.36 to Cheltenham. Andy and I took this train as far as Gloucester. Even though the 'Beast from the East' weather event had long gone, there was still fairly significant remains of snow drifts along the lineside as the line climbed through the countryside at the southern end of the Cotswolds.
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