27th August 1985
British Rail
(GW150 Celebrations
Excursions)
Locos Used | at least steam: 7029 'Clun Castle' & 75069 |
Route :
1Z05 : Ealing Broadway to Gloucester
1Z06 : Gloucester to Swindon
1Z07 : Swindon to Gloucester
1Z08 : Gloucester to Ealing Broadway
Loco | Route |
diesel | Ealing Broadway - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Gloucester |
7029 | Swindon - Gloucester |
7029 | Gloucester - Swindon |
75069 | Swindon - Gloucester |
75069 | Gloucester - Swindon |
diesel | Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway |
Sources : Brian Halford & Gordon Jakes
Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes)
75069 on the stabling point at Didcot as an IC125 passes on the mainline.
7029 'Clun Castle' shunts at Swindon prior to the first run to Gloucester.
7029 'Clun Castle' on arrival into Gloucester.
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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