13th August 1985
British Rail
(GW150 Celebrations
Excursions)
Loco(s) Used | at least 50007 'Sir Edward Elgar' & steam: 4930 'Hagley Hall' & 7819 'Hinton Manor' |
Route :
1Z05 : Ealing Broadway to Gloucester
1Z06 : Gloucester to Swindon
1Z07 : Swindon to Gloucester
1Z08 : Gloucester to Ealing Broadway
Loco | Route |
50007 | Ealing Broadway - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Gloucester |
7819 | Swindon - Gloucester |
7819 | Gloucester - Swindon |
steam | Swindon - Gloucester |
steam | Gloucester - Swindon |
50007? | Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway |
Notes :
(1) Pool of locos used during the celebrations consisted of;
6000 'King George V'
6998 'Burton Agnes Hall'
7029 'Clun Castle'
7819 'Hinton Manor'
5051 'Earl Bathurst / Drysllwyn Castle'
92220 'Evening Star'
4930 'Hagley Hall'
(2) Alan Grange has photos of 4930 'Hagley Hall' at Swindon waiting the arrival
of 50007 so there may be a question as to which steam loco hauled the first
round trip?
Sources : Brian Halford (travelled on the first steam-hauled round trip)
& Alan Grange
Photo Review
4930 & 50007 at Swindon (photos: Alan Grange)
Alan Grange's tickets.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Halford)
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Ealing Broadway | 09.00d | 22.15a |
Southall | 09/05 | 22/09 |
Slough | 09/22 | 21/58 |
Maidenhead | 09/29 | 21/50 |
Twyford | 09/36 | 21/42 |
Reading ML E. | [URL] | ? |
Reading | 09/45 | 21/36 |
Reading ML W. | [RL] | [RL] |
Didcot Parkway | 10/06 | 21/17 |
Challow | 10/16 | 21/03 [ML] |
Swindon | 10L31a | 20L50d |
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | |
Swindon | 10L55d | 15L07a | 15.52d | 20L21a | |
Loco Yard | 10/59 | ? | 15/56 | ? | |
Kemble | 11x13 | 14/44 | 16x15 | 19x59 | |
Stroud | ? | ? | 16p35a ~ 16p50d | ? | |
Standish Jn | 11/46 | 14/14 | 17/00 | 19/09 | |
Gloucester | 11.59a | 14.00d | 17.22a | 18.55d |
Timings continue in first table.
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