6th October 1979

? Great Western Society ?
The Capital Venturer

Locos Used at least steam: 5900 'Hinderton Hall' & 7808 'Cookham Manor'
Stock Used 10x GWS vintage GWR rake

Route :

Locos Route
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7808+5900 Didcot Parkway - Kings Sutton - (via Birmingham) - Hereford
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Notes :
(1) Photographed in the morning on the GWS vintage stock near Kings Sutton. Later in the day (presumably) these same locos were used on 6000LA's 'Devonian Venturer' between Saltley & Didcot.

Source : Gary Thornton (from contemporary souces)

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