In abysmal lighting at Heyford 50008 'Thunderer' heads south leading the outward leg of Shooter's Swansong that left Derby, running as 1Z20, at the unearthly hour of 04.52! If the morning had dawned as it had the previous day with clear skies this picture would have looked a whole lot better but the weather did not play ball, of course! 50008 'Thunderer' is currently owned and operated by the rail services solutions group Hanson and Hall. Notice GWR's 165124 paused on the down platform. Unfortunately, Andy had opted for the platform end shot of the charter so the 08.07 Didcot to Banbury all stations stopper did get in the way a little but he was not too disappointed as it was never going to have been a master shot was it really?
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