26th January 1980
Great Western Society
The Sunset
| Locos Used | 31118, 31135 & steam: 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle' | 
| Stock Used | GWS vintage stock | 
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route | 
| 31118+31135 | London Paddington - Didcot Parkway | 
| 5051 | Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Stratford-upon-Avon | 
| 5051 | Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway | 
| 31118+31135 | Didcot Parkway - London Paddington | 
Notes :
(1) This was the very last mainline trip that used the GWS vintage stock.
Sources : Andrew Withers & David Bellamy
 
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