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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > Shires & Midlands > LPPC DSL BW 0583

 

 

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

LPPC DSL BW 0583 Hymek Class 35 D7073 stands in the rain in the reception sidings of Long Marston Army Depot with an enthusiasts’ special titled ‘The Western Trooper’. The train ran on 16th October 1971 and had started in the morning from London Waterloo headed by the Western Class 52 (D1033) of the same name and travelled to Oxford via Staines. There, it diverted onto the remaining, freight-only, part of the Universities Line as far as Bicester Town. After shunting into the Army Depot there, the passengers were treated to a ride on the private railway plus a visit to the Army loco depot before departing with the Western for Oxford (reverse) and then Banbury, Leamington, Stratford on Avon before heading south for Honeybourne, but stopping short at Long Marston where a steam-hauled special was laid on to take participants round the circular private line within the depot. In the meantime, the Western had been replaced with the Hymek for the return journey to Waterloo via Toddington, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and Reading. A fascinating day’s rail travel. Keywords: BR, Western, Hymek, Class 35, D7073, 'The Western Trooper', Railtour, Passenger, Long Marsden, 1971
LPPC DSL BW 0583 Hymek Class 35 D7073 stands in the rain in the reception sidings of Long Marston Army Depot with an enthusiasts’ special titled ‘The Western Trooper’. The train ran on 16th October 1971 and had started in the morning from London Waterloo headed by the Western Class 52 (D1033) of the same name and travelled to Oxford via Staines. There, it diverted onto the remaining, freight-only, part of the Universities Line as far as Bicester Town. After shunting into the Army Depot there, the passengers were treated to a ride on the private railway plus a visit to the Army loco depot before departing with the Western for Oxford (reverse) and then Banbury, Leamington, Stratford on Avon before heading south for Honeybourne, but stopping short at Long Marston where a steam-hauled special was laid on to take participants round the circular private line within the depot. In the meantime, the Western had been replaced with the Hymek for the return journey to Waterloo via Toddington, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and Reading. A fascinating day’s rail travel. Keywords: BR, Western, Hymek, Class 35, D7073, 'The Western Trooper', Railtour, Passenger, Long Marsden, 1971
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Hymek Class 35 D7073 stands in the rain in the

reception sidings of Long Marston Army Depot with an enthusiasts’ special titled ‘The Western Trooper’. The train ran on 16th October 1971 and had started in the morning from London Waterloo headed by the Western Class 52 (D1033) of the same name and travelled to Oxford via Staines. There, it diverted onto the remaining, freight-only, part of the Universities Line as far as Bicester Town. After shunting into the Army Depot there, the passengers were treated to a ride on the private railway plus a visit to the Army loco depot before departing with the Western for Oxford (reverse) and then Banbury, Leamington, Stratford on Avon before heading south for Honeybourne, but stopping short at Long Marston where a steam-hauled special was laid on to take participants round the circular private line within the depot. In the meantime, the Western had been replaced with the Hymek for the return journey to Waterloo via Toddington, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and Reading. A fascinating day’s rail travel.