43188 seen near Southcote Junction with a West of England express.

A young enthusiast films the arrival of a Cheltenham to London Paddington service at Reading station.The High Speed Train sets are nearing the end of their working lives in this area,due to be rep... (more)

Brunel's famous Sonning Cutting looks like the Village of the Damned as Network Rail remedy years of rampant vegetation growth in preparation for electrification. 66610 passes with a very late run... (more)

Black 5s 44871 and 45407 are seen leaidng 1Z31 Newington-Bristol Temple Meads away from Southcote Junction - 16/12/2014

47118 has derailed at Reading depot following a collision with 47539 (hidden behind 47118) in 1987.

A scene that will change entirely in the next few years,when the line is electrified.Tilehurst station,on the outskirts of Reading,nestles in the Thames Valley,soon to be decorated with miles of o... (more)

Clouds of brake dust swirl around the rear power car of an FGW HST set and are picked out by shafts of sunlight as this eastbound working brakes hard for the stop at Reading

British Railways Standard Class 7MT Pacific 70000 Britannia has finally returned to mainline service after nearly 14 years. Her first duty, a Cathedrals Express railtour from Oxford to Canterbury ... (more)

37240 takes the 10:20 Didcot to Chessington speedlink coal train through Reading. Withdrawn in May 1997, 37240 is currently preserved (info courtesy WNXX.com).

Tinsley's 47284 heads through Reading with the Ripple Lane to Southampton freightliner. Withdrawn in February 1999, 47284 was cut-up in November the same year at Wigan. Taken on Ilford XP1.

Not long out of the paint shop, 47818 makes an early evening stop at Reading with a westbound passenger service.

An audience of spotters watch 47515 enter Reading station with a cross-country service. Named 'Night Mail' in September 1986, 47515 remained in traffic until April 2001 and was cut-up in May 2006 ... (more)

Framed by the platform canopy, 56062 heads west through Reading with a load of Bardon bogie hoppers. 56062 was withdrawn in February 2004 and cut-up in September 2010 (info courtesy WNXX.com).

50001 'Dreadnought' pauses at Reading with a West Midlands bound express from Paddington, while 47501 'Craftsman' waits to take charge of the next westbound cross-country. Dreadnought was withdraw... (more)

50033 and 50024 provide super power for the 1000 Oxford to London Paddington. They are seen arriving at Reading.