John Oram's photos with the keyword: West Drayton

With evidence of Crossrail development all around, Paddington bound First Great Western Class 43 HST 43088 passes West Drayton on a Sunday afternoon. 200_2_P1050262

Crossrail seems still a long way from its projected 2019 opening but there is plenty of evidence of work under way to develop West Drayton station. Trains will run from Maidenhead to Abbey Wood and Shenfield which will, indeed, transform the shape of services in the south east. 200_2_P1050255

First Great Western Class 165 dmu 165117 pulls away from West Drayton with a mid-afternoon service for Paddington. There is much evidence of the rather faded station's transformation for Crossrail. 200_2_P1050254

First Great Western Class 165 dmu 165117 at West Drayton with a mid-afternoon service for Paddington. 200_2_P1050253

When recording the rail scene of today, much of what we see is, frankly, mundane so we sometimes have to try to record it interestingly. I am not and never will be in the league of Jim Knight, Gordon Edgar or Phil Sangwell all of whom excel at railway photography but I am pleased with today's shot of First Great Western Class 43 HST 43163 passing West Drayton at speed and wearing a promotional livery for Plymouth. I had about four seconds to plan the shot and did not use burst shooting. This single shot is SOOC except for straightening. 200_2_P1050261