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Direct Rail Services Class 68's at Reading - 16/07/2016 *HD*

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Two Direct Rail Services Class 68's (68001 'Evolution & 68005 'Defiant') arrive and depart Reading operating 190U 0941 Derby R.T.C. (Network Rail) to Reading Triangle Sidings.

This service was operated to enable for the newly installed OLE infrastructure between Reading and Didcot to be tested prior to service entry.

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A video shows two Direct Rail Services Class 68 locomotives, numbered 68001 and 68005, arriving and departing from Reading. The footage captures the locomotives operating a service between Derby and Reading Triangle Sidings. The service was part of testing for new overhead line infrastructure between Reading and Didcot. No headcodes are provided in the metadata.

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  • Platform ID O9yoe5LXu7I
  • Views 114
  • Date published 16 Jul 2016 15:37
  • Date added 27 Jan 2026 00:47
  • Recorded 16 Jul 2016
  • Locomotives 2
  • Headcodes 0
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