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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