Under a very stormy looking sky that was a precursor to some foul and wet weather later in the day, 802211 takes the Westbury route at Fairwood Junction just west of the Wiltshire town. The Great Western Railway IET was running at a reduced speed since Castle Cary, along with all other services, arriving twenty-one minutes adrift at Paddington working the 15.38 from Exter St. David's. I believe that this was a result of control informing drivers via GSMR of the identification of the cracking to the underframes that caused the temporary withdrawal of the entire fleet a few hours after this picture was taken.
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