13th November 1976

? Severn Valley Railway Association ?
The Severn Valley Limited

Loco(s) Used at least 47120
Stock Used SVR preserved rake of 10 ex-GWR coaches

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley - Kidderminster
????? Kidderminster - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester
????? Gloucester - Bristol Temple Meads
47120 Bristol Temple Meads - Swindon - London Paddington
????? London Paddington - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster
????? Kidderminster - Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth

Notes :
(1) Understood to have been the first time a train of preserved vehicles had run off a private railway onto the British Rail network (excluding the GWS 'vintage' train out of the Didcot steam centre).


47120 departing from Bristol Temple Meads (photo: Roger Griffiths)

Sources : Richard Lewis & Roger Griffiths

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from
Richard Lewis)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Bridgnorth 07.00d 22.30a
Paddington 12.00a 19.00d


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