56094 Challow 11 April 2021

Running 37 minutes early, 56094 passes Challow on 11 April 2021 with the 6C30 07:47 Newland East Signal Box to Hinksey departmental working, conveying 10 JNA spoil wagons. This had actually left 168 minutes early, but was held at Norton Junction for a while. I thought I had done well to find this new scenic viewpoint complete with oak tree, but at the very last moment the sun went in, throwing the whole foreground and tree into shadow. Luckily the train was still in the sun, so this is a composite of two pictures taken just 12 seconds apart!