GWR Stock On The Woodhead Route

[RichmondCommu]

G'day everyone,

Way back in I think 1979, on one of my irregular trips to the Woodhead route I saw two class 76s haui a rake of GWR stock past Torside signal box. On the assumption that it must have been a rail tour can anyone tell me who owned the rolling stock and whether in 2017 they are still available to run on the network?

Any information would be gratefully received

Kind regards,

Richmond Commuter!

 

[Harpers Tate]

Stock came from (so I'm not claiming I know of actual ownership) the Severn Valley Railway, I believe. This picture must be of a different tour as there is only one loco here. A similar location with BR blue/grey mk1s in my collection is double-headed.

 

[Cowley]

In the 1970s that stock was used on a few railtours I think.
Is it basically the same set as used on the current Severn Valley Limited dining train does anyone know (set S I believe)?

 

[muddythefish]

G'day everyone,

Way back in I think 1979, on one of my irregular trips to the Woodhead route I saw two class 76s haui a rake of GWR stock past Torside signal box. On the assumption that it must have been a rail tour can anyone tell me who owned the rolling stock and whether in 2017 they are still available to run on the network?

Any information would be gratefully received

Kind regards,

Richmond Commuter!

Yep, probably the SVR rake or could be the GWS train.

Either way, neither have run on the national metals for years owing to cost / health / safety etc.

 

[Clarence Yard]

Yep, probably the SVR rake or could be the GWS train.

Either way, neither have run on the national metals for years owing to cost / health / safety etc.

It was the GWS rake (I was on it that day!) and it hasn't been out on the main line in decades. It doesn't comply with the current main line regs.

 

[muddythefish]

It was the GWS rake (I was on it that day!) and it hasn't been out on the main line in decades. It doesn't comply with the current main line regs.

What a waste. They should sell some coaches to the SVR - then at least the public could enjoy travelling in them !

 

[Cowley]

I was completely wrong, apologies. Do all these live at Didcot still then?

 

[theblackwatch]

It was the GWS rake (I was on it that day!) and it hasn't been out on the main line in decades. It doesn't comply with the current main line regs.

I'm rather jealous of that! Never even managed a 76 for haulage here, just saw a load on Guide Bridge....

 

[theblackwatch]

What a waste. They should sell some coaches to the SVR - then at least the public could enjoy travelling in them !

Certainly not a waste - the GWS charitable objectives are "TO PRESERVE, RESTORE AND OPERATE AS A PERMANENT PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND MUSEUM, STEAM AND OTHER RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES, ROLLING STOCK AND EQUIPMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FORMER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, BOTH FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES". The ownership and exhibition of these coaches (which are also used on demonstration trains) enable the GWS to fulfill these requirements.

 

[RichmondCommu]

Where at Didcot are these vehicles kept? I've visited a couple of times over the years but can't remember seeing them.

I'm away from home this week, don't have the photo to hand and so it may well be that the train was only hauled by one loco.

 

[RichmondCommu]

Having returned home for the first time this week and checked through my collection of photos the train in question was indeed hauled by only one loco and that was 76046. The train was formed of seven coaches and the loco has clearly had a bit of a clean!