
Competition?
159021 passed Heytesbury, east of Warminster, with 1O60, the 15:50 from Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury, on 18 September 2019. The few South Western services between Bristol and Salisbury connected with trains to Waterloo and were intended to provide competition to GWR, owned by First Group, on the route to London. This wasn't helped by the awarding of the South Western franchise to a consortium including First Group in 2017. Is it any surprise that these services no longer run?
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 19-D-3289
camera : Nikon D600
lens : 28-70mm f/2.8
focal length : 65.0 mm
shutter : 1/1000 sec
aperture : f/11.0
ISO : 400 ISO
original : Digital: 24MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 159.021
Train : 1O60, 15:50 Bristol Temple Meads - Salisbury passenger
Location : Heytesbury, S of Warminster
Line : 123 Bathampton Jn - Wilton Jn
Country : United Kingdom
Date & Time : 18/09/2019 16:51