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The world's fastest diesel: 43159 on the sea wall at Pwll with 1L82, 1455 Carmarthen to London Paddington on 19th May 2013. On 1st November 1987, 43159 set the record as the world’s fastest diesel travelling at 148.5mph between Northallerton and Thirsk. The record still stands today and is perhaps enough to secure 43159's future in preservation in a few years' time.
166218 calls at platform 10 forming 1K51, 1138 Bedwyn to London Paddington on 11th May 2013.
165129 approaches platform 10 from the west with 1P41, 1201 Oxford to London Paddington on 11th May 2013. The new depot (right) on the site of the former Reading West yard is due to come into use in July 2013 and has overhead wires fitted in readiness for electrification.
Reconstruction work is ongoing as 1C13, the midday London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads calls at Reading on 11th May 2013. The project is due to be completed in 2015.
The £900m reconstruction of Reading station is well advanced, removing a major bottleneck on the system and providing a much needed fit-for-purpose 21st Century interchange facility. Already, the transformation is astonishing. 165112 calls at the new northernmost platform 15 at Reading with 2P48, 1137 Oxford to London Paddington on 11th May 2013.
Passengers hurry to board 166218 forming 1K51, 1138 Bedwyn to London Paddington while 43002 arrives at Reading with 1D31, 1150 London Paddington to Oxford on 11th May 2013. Views such as this will not be so easy when the wires go up!
A busy view looking east with 1B28, the 1145 London Paddington to Swansea approaching platform 9 and a SWT class 458 departing from the refurbished 'southern' platforms on a service to London Waterloo.
Platform 10 is one of the busy up main platforms. In this view, 1A14, the 1100 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington calls on 11th May 2013. When the new depot has been commissioned, a flyover will be constructed to take GWML trains over those on the Southampton line.
Part of the old Reading station which will be retained is the 'listed' office block and clock tower on platform 7. 43124 rolls into platform 7 bang on time with 1C81, 1206 London Paddington to Penzance on 11th May 2013. The through road now has been lifted and platform 7 will soon be widened and straightened.
The world's fastest diesel: 43159 on the sea wall at Pwll with 1L82, 1455 Carmarthen to London Paddington on 19th May 2013. On 1st November 1987, 43159 set the record as the world’s fastest diesel travelling at 148.5mph between Northallerton and Thirsk. The record still stands today and is perhaps enough to secure 43159's future in preservation in a few years' time.
The world's fastest diesel: 43159 on the sea wall at Pwll with 1L82, 1455 Carmarthen to London Paddington on 19th May 2013. On 1st November 1987, 43159 set the record as the world’s fastest diesel travelling at 148.5mph between Northallerton and Thirsk. The record still stands today and is perhaps enough to secure 43159's future in preservation in a few years' time.
The world's fastest diesel: 43159 on the sea wall at Pwll with 1L82, 1455 Carmarthen to London Paddington on 19th May 2013. On 1st November 1987, 43159 set the record as the world’s fastest diesel travelling at 148.5mph between Northallerton and Thirsk. The record still stands today and is perhaps enough to secure 43159's future in preservation in a few years' time.
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