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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