In strange territory
GWR Class 43 locomotive No. 43023 SQN LDR HAROLD STARR ONE OF THE FEW leads 1B51, the 15:10 Paddington - Swansea service through Chepstow station on Saturday 1st October 2016. Sister locomotive No. 43034 TravelWatch SouthWest brought up the rear.
London - South Wales services were diverted via Gloucester for several weeks in the autumn of 2016 to allow an engineering occupation of the Severn Tunnel, to prepare for electrification.
In strange territory
GWR Class 43 locomotive No. 43023 SQN LDR HAROLD STARR ONE OF THE FEW leads 1B51, the 15:10 Paddington - Swansea service through Chepstow station on Saturday 1st October 2016. Sister locomotive No. 43034 TravelWatch SouthWest brought up the rear.
London - South Wales services were diverted via Gloucester for several weeks in the autumn of 2016 to allow an engineering occupation of the Severn Tunnel, to prepare for electrification.