47120 departing from Bristol Temple Meads (photo: Roger Griffiths)
13th November 1976
? Severn Valley Railway
Association ?
The Severn Valley Limited
| Loco(s) Used | at least 25272, 25292, 47120 & steam: 45110 |
| Stock Used (2) | SVR preserved rake of 10 ex-GWR coaches |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 45110 | Bridgnorth - Highley - Bewdley |
| 25292+25272 | Bewdley - Kidderminster |
| 47120 | Kidderminster - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester |
| 47120 | Gloucester - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 47120 | Bristol Temple Meads - Swindon - London Paddington |
| 47120 | London Paddington - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Worcester Shrub Hill - Kidderminster |
| ????? | Kidderminster - Bewdley |
| ????? | Bewdley - Highley - Bridgnorth |
Notes :
(1) Understood to
have been the first time a train of preserved vehicles had run off a private
railway onto the British Rail network (excluding the GWS 'vintage' train out of
the Didcot steam centre).
(2) Consist confirmation required - some of the coaches in the consist were:
5883, 6562, 7284, 9615 & 9627.
47120 departing from Bristol Temple Meads
(photo: Roger Griffiths)
Sources : Richard Lewis,
Roger Griffiths, Alan Thwaites & Guy Vincent
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Richard Lewis)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Bridgnorth | 07.00d | 22.30a |
| Paddington | 12.00a | 19.00d |
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