Image 66420, 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston (4M58, 29E), site of Roade station

66420, 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston (4M58, 29E), site of Roade station
66420, 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston (4M58, 29E), site of Roade station 
 In glorious afternoon sunshine 66420 passes the site of Roade station leading the daily 4N58 Southampton to Gaston Freightliner service. I have never quite understood why this particular freight service takes the WCML route whilst all of the others to and from Southampton take the GWR route via Banbury, Oxford and Reading; advice please? 
 Keywords: 66420 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston 4M58 site of Roade station
66420, 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston (4M58, 29E), site of Roade station 
 In glorious afternoon sunshine 66420 passes the site of Roade station leading the daily 4N58 Southampton to Gaston Freightliner service. I have never quite understood why this particular freight service takes the WCML route whilst all of the others to and from Southampton take the GWR route via Banbury, Oxford and Reading; advice please? 
 Keywords: 66420 09.27 Southampton MCT-Garston 4M58 site of Roade station

In glorious afternoon sunshine 66420 passes the site of Roade

station leading the daily 4N58 Southampton to Gaston Freightliner service. I have never quite understood why this particular freight service takes the WCML route whilst all of the others to and from Southampton take the GWR route via Banbury, Oxford and Reading; advice please?