11th March 2019

Class 158 DMUs had been absent from this part of the world in recent years, but with the reshuffling of stock as a result of electrification of the Thames Valley lines they have found themselves back in harness again. At 13.19 First Great Western Class 158 no. 158958 approaches Parson's Tunnel with the 2U20 12.53 Paignton to Cardifff Central service. More cloud had sprung up by now and I was wondering just how much longer I would stay, but just as it seemed that the cloud would stay, along came another block of sunshine. And there was rare daytime freight working due......