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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