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Fields to the south-east of the railway as the train approaches Mortimer station. There was less snow here than in Reading, but it looked colder.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.1km<br/>Several inches of snow had fallen the previous day, and this area between Reading and Basingstoke was particularly badly affected. The trains were still running pretty much to time though,and I am taking this photo from a southbound local service. The stream in the trees is part of the headwater system of Foudry (not Foundry) Brook, that flows north to join the River Kennet near Reading.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking towards Mortimer station from where a footpath crosses the twin tracks of the Reading to Basingstoke railway.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.1km<br/>On a gentle bend on the Reading to Basingstoke line just north of Mortimer station. There is a very noticeable camber. The track is crossed here by a footpath via a level crossing.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.1km<br/>Arable land on the hillside west of Great Park Farm. Below is the railway. You can see where the footpath crosses just to the right of centre.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.2km<br/>The branch line between Reading and Basingstoke was built in 1848 as part of the expansion of the Great Western Railway network.
©Sebastian Ballard
Dist:0.2km<br/>Great Park Farm.
©Sebastian Ballard
Dist:0.3km<br/>A pasture to the west of the Mortimer to Grazeley road.
©Graham Horn
Dist:0.3km<br/>To the north of Station Road.
©Sebastian Ballard
Dist:0.3km<br/>The road south of Great Park Farm. At this point a public footpath leaves the track and heads west across an arable field.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>Ahead you can see a bend on the farm road to the south of Great Park Farm.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is southbound cross county train, probably from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth. The service is currently operated hourly by Cross Country Trains. The 5-car unit is a class 221 Super Voyager. When introduced in 2001 the franchise was operated by Virgin Trains and all the units had names of explorers, but these were removed when the franchise passed to Cross Country in 2007.
©Graham Horn
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©Sebastian Ballard
Dist:0.4km<br/>Although this looks like a 1930's detached house, the notice on the boundary fence says it is a water treatment works.
©Dave Bevis
Dist:0.4km<br/>See also [[1012405]] for an earlier view.
©Sebastian Ballard

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