13th May 1995

Statesman Rail
The Royal Wessex Statesman

Locos Used at least 47778 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'

Route : 1Z56 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? Preston - ??? - Didcot Parkway
35028 Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill
47778 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
47778 Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Yeovil Pen Mill
35028 Yeovil Pen Mill - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot Parkway
????? Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route?) - Preston

Notes :
(1) Guy Vincent comments: 47778 worked light engine as 0Z56 10.49 Bristol Bath Road - Yeovil Pen Mill (seen passing Bradford Jn at 11.22). The tour stock consisted of 11 Statesman Pullman carriages plus 35028's Support Coach. The outward main tour came off the Melksham branch at Bradford Jn at around 12.45. The return leg of the tour was seen passing Heywood village north of Westbury and again at Melksham en-route to Didcot behind 35028 at 19.28hrs.
(2) Route & loco confirmation required.

Source : Gordon Jakes & Guy Vincent

Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Jakes)


35028 prior to attaching to the train at Didcot Parkway.


Another shot of 35028 at Didcot.


47778 in the sunshine at Weymouth.


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