I knew the loco was on the way from Didcot, but didn’t know when it was due to arrive. Apparently it had arrived earlier in the day, but I was fortunate to get a clear shot of it in the afternoon as it was shunted. Hoping to see much more of it during the Gala next month!

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I wanted to call in at the SVR, hoping to see the blue King (which I did) and it was also convenient to see the Berkeley 6M56 to Crewe about 20 minutes later.

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