Back to "The Railtour Files"24th June 1973
Great Western Society
Great Western Returns
| Locos Used | at least 151 & steam: 60000 'King George V' & 6998 'Burton Agnes Hall' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| diesel? | London Paddington - Didcot |
| 6998 | Didcot - Worcester - Hereford |
| 6000 | Hereford - Shrewsbury |
| 6000 | Shrewsbury - Hereford |
| 6998 | Hereford - Worcester Shrub Hill |
| 151 + 6998 | Worcester Shrub Hill - Didcot |
| diesel? | Didcot - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Thsi was 6998's first main line working in preservation. Diesel 151 hauled
6998 from Worcester Shrub Hill to Didcot due to hole in superheater element
causing poor steaming.
Source : Vic Smith
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