Glos-Warks diesel gala, July 2022

Date – Friday July 29th, day 1 of 3

Ching – £30

Visiting loco – 55009

Home power out – 20137, 24081, 37215, 45149, 47105, 47376

Power on shed – 20228, 26043, 37248,

Highlights –

1/ 20137 Broadway – Todd on load 7 and dead peak, “20’s can pull anything”

2/ 24081 thrashing all day

3/ 47376 opening up in Greet Tunnel

4/ the depot

5/ immaculate 20228 on display, paired up with 20137 at times

Stock – 4 rakes

4986, 3132, 4772, 9000, 4790, 5042

13326, 4614, 3429, 1876, 4787, 16195, 5023

13329, 25341, 1808, 21092, 24999, 4763

25488, 13337, 35308, 25451, 24804

Weather – sunny and warm

Rating 8

Timetable – half hourly

As 55019 eases out of Toddington, recently repainted 20228 (no numbers were carried) gleams in the morning sun

Looking and sounding good in the morning sun, 55019 at Gotherington with the 0930 Toddington – Cheltenham on July 29th 2022

Immaculate 47376 awaits the road at Gotherington loop on July 29th 2022

The popular 24081 at Broadway about to Thrash Westwards with the 1115 to Cheltenham on July 29th 2022

20137 awaits departure with the 7 coach 1500 to Cheltenham at Broadway , with a dead 45149 on the back, the 20 worked hard as far as Toddington where the 45 came off

45149 looking the part outside Toddington depot, prompting memories of Cricklewood depot where this loco was stored outside from Oct 87 – Oct 92 before preservation beckoned for this fine machine

My last thrash of the day at the Gala 47105 arrives at Gotherington with the 1710 Cheltenham – Toddington on July 29th 2022

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