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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > Paddington > LPPC DSL BW 0313

 

The photographs in this collection are from the Paddington section of Peter Collins' Railwayman's View Book Volume One - BR Western Region.

LPPC DSL BW 0313 Class 47 1749 (later 47156), departs London Paddington with the 12.52pm 1B29 service to Cheltenham in 1971. Alongside is Class 31 5539 (later 31121), used regularly at this time to move coaching stock between Paddington station and Old Oak Common carriage sidings. The leading coach of the Cheltenham service has one of the short-lived waist-level destination boards that were used at this time. To the right and adjacent to 5539 are the points at the throat of the entrance to the locomotive layover sidings at Westbourne Park. These were used by engines that were booked for a smart turn-round in London and wouldn’t have time to return to Old Oak between arrival and departure. Keywords: BR, Western, Paddington, Class 47, Class 31, 1749, 47156, 5539, 31121, 1971
LPPC DSL BW 0313 Class 47 1749 (later 47156), departs London Paddington with the 12.52pm 1B29 service to Cheltenham in 1971. Alongside is Class 31 5539 (later 31121), used regularly at this time to move coaching stock between Paddington station and Old Oak Common carriage sidings. The leading coach of the Cheltenham service has one of the short-lived waist-level destination boards that were used at this time. To the right and adjacent to 5539 are the points at the throat of the entrance to the locomotive layover sidings at Westbourne Park. These were used by engines that were booked for a smart turn-round in London and wouldn’t have time to return to Old Oak between arrival and departure. Keywords: BR, Western, Paddington, Class 47, Class 31, 1749, 47156, 5539, 31121, 1971
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Class 47 1749 (later 47156), departs London Paddington with the

12.52pm 1B29 service to Cheltenham in 1971. Alongside is Class 31 5539 (later 31121), used regularly at this time to move coaching stock between Paddington station and Old Oak Common carriage sidings. The leading coach of the Cheltenham service has one of the short-lived waist-level destination boards that were used at this time. To the right and adjacent to 5539 are the points at the throat of the entrance to the locomotive layover sidings at Westbourne Park. These were used by engines that were booked for a smart turn-round in London and wouldn’t have time to return to Old Oak between arrival and departure.