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Picture of the Day
Engineering trains continued to deliver track and lay ballast on the revitalised Bicester - Bletchley line of East West Rail during October and November 2023. On Wednesday 29 November, GBRf Class 66 No. 66716 prepares to leave the loops at Steeple Claydon. At Bletchley the train formed service 6G61 to Crewe Basford Hall. Beyond the first bridge, the line has been re-engineered to climb over the alignment of HS2 and there will be a maintenance depot for HS2 track machines beyond the loops.
Gary S. Smith
Gary S. Smith
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The Railway Centre.Com are always looking for quality digital images for use as Picture of the Day. If you have any suitable item, preferably with a news content, please submit as an e-mail attachment in a jpg format to railwaycentre@gmail.com Please do not reduce your image to less than 1600 pixals in width and please do not add text or graphics to the image. Remember to include as much information about the picture as possible, including the loco/unit number, train, date and location, plus your name. We are also willing to include personal website details at the end of the picture credit.
