59202 Little Haresfield 20 February 2016

59202 Alan Meddows Taylor MD, Mendip Rail Limited pulls out of Haresfield Loop on 20 February 2016 with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z58 06:40 Banbury to Merehead Quarry 'Fifty-Niner' railtour. This tour was a celebration of 30 years of the Class 59, and although the former National Power 59/2 seen here is a mere 20 years old, a couple of the original Foster Yeoman (now Aggregate Industries) 59/0s would feature on the tour south of Bristol. In true railtour tradition, the train was booked to traverse various freight loops, not because the train needed to be held, but purely for the unusual track mileage! As rain was forecast for later in the day, I decided not follow the train to the Westbury area.