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GWR South-West England

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In terms of freight traffic on the B&H (primarily between Westbury & Reading), the common runners are as follows in the up direction -

6A29 Merehead - Hanwell/Southall
6A31 Whatley - Theale ARC
6O98 Whatley - Allington (Stoke Gifford on Mondays)
6A40 Merehead - Hanwell
6Z52 Tytherington - Quainton Road (DCR)
6A18 Whatley - Oxford Banbury Road
6A50 Whatley - Hanwell
6A60 Merehead - Colnbrook (MWFO)
6A99 Merehead - Theale FY (TTHO)
6A61 Whatley - West Drayton
6A70 Whatley - Dawley Loop
6M18 Merehead - Willesden Sidings (DCR)
6A80 Merehead - Hanwell
6M47 Whatley - Cricklewood (DB)
6A90 Merehead - Hanwell/Southall
6A00 Whatley - Hanwell/Southall
6A10 Merehead - Hanwell/Southall
6A19 Merehead - Hanwell/Southall

And in the down direction -

6V80 Wembley - Whatley
6V90 Wembley - Merehead
6C60 Colnbrook - Merehead
6V14/0V14 Cliffe Hill - Westbury Yard (Colas)
6A11 Robeston - Theale Puma (DB)
6V20 Wembley - Merehead
6C52 West Drayton - East Usk Yard
6C31 Theale ARC - Whatley
6V31 Wembley - Merehead
6V40 Wembley - Merehead
6V18 Oxford Banbury Road - Whatley
6Z23 Wembley - Tytherington
6V50 Wembley - Merehead
6V60 Wembley - Whatley
6V70 Wembley - Merehead
6V10 Acton Yard - Whatley (DB)
6C99 Theale FY - Merehead
6C62 West Drayton - Whatley

Worth noting, these don’t all run everyday, but they’re the more regular runners that often run a few times a week at least. There are other paths that run much more occasionally.
Great list! I assume 6L21 (Whatley - Dagenham) doesn’t run anymore?
 
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Chingy

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Great list! I assume 6L21 (Whatley - Dagenham) doesn’t run anymore?

It doesn’t, no.

The Dagenham traffic now goes up on 6A50, along with the Pancras. Splits off at Hanwell. The Dawley Loop portion (which was the other part of 6L21 back in the day), is now ran as 6A70.
 

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