A freightliner container train hauled by a Class 70 Diesel locomotive passes through Didcot Parkway.
Freightliner Class 70 Powerhaul Diesel Locomotive Number 70009 works the 1425 Southampton MCT to Garston FLT container train. The signal above is showing a red aspect for train movements in the other direction. Didcot Parkway is a railway station serving the town of Didcot in Oxfordshire, England. The station was opened as Didcot on 12 June 1844, and renamed Didcot Parkway on 29 July 1985 by British Rail to reflect its role as a park and ride railhead. The station is served by local services operated by Great Western Railway from Reading to Didcot and Oxford, and by Main line services from London Paddington to Bristol and South Wales, but some of the main line services do not call at the station. Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company, formed in the United Kingdom in 1995, and now having expanded into Australia, The Netherlands and Poland. Freightliner Limited is the largest intermodal freight transport operator in the United Kingdom. Freightliner Group is the second largest freight operating company in the UK by revenue, behind DB Cargo UK. It is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming.
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Location: Didcot Parkway Railway Station, Didcot, Oxfordshire, Thames Valley, England, UK
Photo credit: © Charles Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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