1964/06/07 - 21. 7023 at Bath Green Park.
1964/06/07 - 21. On Sunday, 7th June, 1964 the London based Home Counties Railway Society ran a railtour over the Somerset & Dorset Railway. The train started from London Waterloo behind rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific 35005 CANADIAN PACIFIC; this was replaced by 7F 2-8-0 53807 and 4F 44558 at Bournemouth Central and they took the train over The Mendip Hills to Bath Green Park.
The Somerset & Dorset used to run between Bath and Bournemouth and was jointly operated by the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway, later the London, Midland & Scottish Railway and the Southern Railway. However, by the time of this photograph the line was split between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways. The dividing point was at Templecombe and, as this shot is at Bath Green Park Station, it is well into Western Region territory.
The next leg of the tour was from Bath to Gloucester Eastgate and this is the locomotive that was to take us there, Great Western Railway Castle Class 4-6-0 7023 PENRICE CASTLE.
Copyright © Ron Fisher.
1964/06/07 - 21. 7023 at Bath Green Park.
1964/06/07 - 21. On Sunday, 7th June, 1964 the London based Home Counties Railway Society ran a railtour over the Somerset & Dorset Railway. The train started from London Waterloo behind rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific 35005 CANADIAN PACIFIC; this was replaced by 7F 2-8-0 53807 and 4F 44558 at Bournemouth Central and they took the train over The Mendip Hills to Bath Green Park.
The Somerset & Dorset used to run between Bath and Bournemouth and was jointly operated by the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway, later the London, Midland & Scottish Railway and the Southern Railway. However, by the time of this photograph the line was split between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways. The dividing point was at Templecombe and, as this shot is at Bath Green Park Station, it is well into Western Region territory.
The next leg of the tour was from Bath to Gloucester Eastgate and this is the locomotive that was to take us there, Great Western Railway Castle Class 4-6-0 7023 PENRICE CASTLE.
Copyright © Ron Fisher.