The Westbury to Hedon Road 'Trent Ouse Docker Charter' at Brookhouse Viaduct - 7360

The following day and again, in equally good weather, another long distance charter, this time from the south-west of the country, west of Bath, through the central part of the UK and heading for an odd location, maybe, to the Hull area at Hedon Road. This charter did have a very early start leaving Westbury in the south-west on-time at 05:15 and then travelling via Bradford-on-Avon, Bath Spa, Keynsham (that's K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M, Keynsham, Bristol; for those who listened to Radio Luxembourg's Football Pools advertising in the late 1950s and 60s!), Bristol Parkway, Cheltenham, Bromsgrove, Longbridge, Landor St. Jn., Water Orton, Tamworth, Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Castle Donnington, Toton Centre, Langley Mill, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Shirebrook, Elmton & Cresswell, Shireoaks, Dinnington Junction and finally passing here, on time at around 11:20 and finally arriving at Hedon Road Sidings, on the River Humber, 15 minutes early, at 15:20; another log day for the travellers. The reason behind mentioning all the location in the south, as far as this locale, was that they are amongst the most iconic places on the existing rail system, a welcome remnant of the way things used to be. Apart from this Charter, the Pathfinder Railtours, 'The Trent Ouse Docker' and an early run of a Network Rail Test Train, with 37175, 6261, 999550,1256, 9523, 37254, passing though 78 minutes early, nothing else ran on the SYJR, during the 24 hours from midnight Saturday to Sunday, and nothing at all on Sunday of course. The Charter, the leading loco, DBC still in EWS livery, class 66, 66133, having tooted to pass the Laughton accommodation foot-crossing, is here seen about to cross the now hardly used Brookhouse Viaduct with, thankfully, the sun well off to the right. Four of the 'Blood & Custard', slang for B.R.’s 'Crimson Lake and Cream' livery of the 1950’s, Mark I coaches, see-
www.bloodandcustard.org/
are immediately behind the loco followed 6 of the Belmond Pulman Brown & Cream variety. This is the 1Z25 Westbury to Hedon Charter with EWS liveried 66133 in charge and 66140 bringing up the rear, hidden in the vigorous tree growth alongside the single track line; the brown surrounding fields speaks tells of the decent weather we have been having of late!

Taken on: June 30, 2018

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S.Y.J.R.

South Yorkshire Joint Railway

DBC/EWS

D.B. Schenker

East/West & Scottish Railways

Class 66

66133

66140

1Z25

Westbury, Somerset to Hedon Road Sidings, Hull

Pathfinder Railtours

The Trent Ouse Docker Charter

Belmond Pulman

Laughton

Firbeck Junction

Maltby Colliery

Laughton East Junction

Brancliffe East Junction

Thurcroft Colliery

Dinnington Main Colliery

Anston Junction

Laughton West Junction

Dinnington & Laughton Station

Anston Wood

Harworth Colliery

Tickhill Station

Thurcroft

Firbeck Colliery

River Humber

North Midland

Old Road

Blood & Custard livery

Crimson Lake & Cream livery

B.R. 1950s Mark I coaches « less

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