59202 Shrivenham (Ashbury Crossing) 11 February 2012

Unusually running on a Saturday, 59202 Vale of White Horse passes the site of Ashbury Crossing at Shrivenham on 11 February 2012 with the 7C48 Appleford to Whatley Mendip Rail stone empties. Not only is it running at the weekend, but also considerably earlier than the usual booked time, pictured here one and a half hours before its normal departure time of 13:30! At least the locomotive is highly appropriate for the location. There had been a reasonably heavy snowfall the previous day, but although still bitingly cold, it has unfortunately mostly disappeared from the fields at this location.