Connecting with the 13.49 arrival from Paddington the 14.04 to Banbury GWR service waits to depart from Didcot. With the doors open the passenger standing on the platform seems reluctant to board the train seemingly more interested in the passing of the 4O03 Freightliner on the relief line. Unfortunately, Mike, who has access to TOPS via Freightmaster, was unable to identify the locomotive hauling the freight but by chance, a week after our visit, Mark Pye placed his Oxford spotting log from this day on the forums so I can state that the locomotive is 66418 'Patriot - In Memory of Fallen Railway Employees'.
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