66542 Tredington 4 April 2023

The closure of the Didcot to Oxford line in April 2023, due to subsidence problems with Nuneham Viaduct, resulted in a number of interesting diversions. The 6C58 12:10 Oxford Banbury Road to East Usk Yard stone empties normally travels in an almost direct route via Swindon. However, the line blockage caused it to travel via Birmingham. On 4 April 2023, 66542 is pictured passing Tredington with the 6Z58 12:30 Oxford Banbury Road to East Usk Yard. Unfortunately the sun had disappeared into a bank of high cloud just before the train appeared.