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SRM 93 - Southall to Brentford 18 and 19th October

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  1. 6024KEI

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    Great Western Society have announced 2 days of running with SRM 93 and trailer 92 on this branch for the weekend of the 18th and 19th October.

    More details here - http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/news_special.html
     
  2. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    This is quite an achievement and once again it seems that FGW is prepared to support steam on the system. It must be quite some time since steam went to Brentford. I was on the trip with 9773 back in 1965 when we also dropped down to Staines West (as was) from West Drayton.
     
  3. Paul.Uni

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    FGW have announced other events along the GWML the same weekend

    Info from https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk...nd-Attractions/Great-Western-Heritage-Weekend
     
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    Excelent! Ticket booked for Southall > Brentford, and will book for the Colnbrook shuttle!
     
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    The info on the Greenford loop train has been corrected. It is via West Ealing and not West Drayton.
     
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Wonder what the guest loco will be.
     
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    Steam? (Not far to bring one from Southall.) Heritage diesel? London Underground battery loco?
     
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    buseng Part of the furniture

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    Bet it won't be steam.
    Edit, just beaten to it.
    Best hope D1015?
     
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    I'm hoping for a pump trolley. :)
     
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    Well it will have to be air braked to haul the sleeper stock.
     
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    If you put 4 members of natpress on the pump trolley it will be hot air braked.
     
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    But what livery would it be ?
     
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    MellishR Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    When they say "our sleeper train" do they mean the coaches with seats that are part of that train? It would seem very odd to use the sleeping cars themselves.
     
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    Spamcan81 Nat Pres stalwart

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    In a brief flight of fancy I wondered about D821 but I guess that's ruled out as a VB-only loco. Nice thought while it lasted, though!


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    Two BR Type 2 diesels? A strange choice if I may say so. :)
     
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    I was thinking he meant two black 5s... Equally a strange choice ... ;)
     
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    No, Two Castle Class locos - 5010 Restormel Castle & 5031 Totnes Castle. The names of the two 57's mentioned in the article.
     
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