Blessed relief
The heating boiler of diesel hydraulic locomotive No. D1010 Western Campaigner is steaming well as she waits to depart from London Paddington with the "Western Requiem Relief" railtour on Sunday 13th February 1977. I didn't record the identity of the Class 31 locomotive at the next platform, or at least I haven't located the notes that might give the answer.
The "Western Requiem" railtour, which would run over the same route the following Sunday, had been so heavily oversubscribed that the organisers were able to fill this extra excursion. The train travelled to Wales via Gloucester and made visits to Treherbert, Merthyr and Aberdare before returning to London.
I have identified at least a couple more shots from this railtour that might be worth sharing, so these may appear in due course. I previously shared this one in April 2012.
Blessed relief
The heating boiler of diesel hydraulic locomotive No. D1010 Western Campaigner is steaming well as she waits to depart from London Paddington with the "Western Requiem Relief" railtour on Sunday 13th February 1977. I didn't record the identity of the Class 31 locomotive at the next platform, or at least I haven't located the notes that might give the answer.
The "Western Requiem" railtour, which would run over the same route the following Sunday, had been so heavily oversubscribed that the organisers were able to fill this extra excursion. The train travelled to Wales via Gloucester and made visits to Treherbert, Merthyr and Aberdare before returning to London.
I have identified at least a couple more shots from this railtour that might be worth sharing, so these may appear in due course. I previously shared this one in April 2012.