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A Railwayman's View - BR Western Region by Peter Collins > Wales > LPPC DSL BW 0221

 

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

LPPC DSL BW 0221 Craven Arms in the Welsh Marches on a Saturday 5th June 1971. The RCTS ‘The Heart of Wales Rail Tour’ ran on 5th June 197l is waiting for the right-away before heading right onto the Central Wales line, with Barry Docks being its next goal so that the participants can spend time exploring Woodham’s scrapyard and all the derelict steam locos stabled there. 6931 is a Class 37 English Electric Type 3 (later 37231/37896) and one of a large number allocated to South Wales at the time. This one’s home depot is Landore as can be seen by the code on the bodyside sticker. The train had started from London Kensington Olympia and travelled by means of the Great Western South Wales main line as far as Maindee Junction at Newport, where the EE Type 3 was waiting. It then turned north up the Western Region North and West route via Hereford to Craven Arms. The Class 47 (1675 ‘Amazon’ - later 47089) that brought the train from London ran light to Cardiff Canton for servicing whilst 6931 attached to the stock and was here forced to make a reversing move to gain access to the Central Wales line. Keywords: BR, Western, Wales, Railtour, 6931, Craven Arms, 1971, 'The Heart of Wales Rail Tour', RCTS, Passenger
LPPC DSL BW 0221 Craven Arms in the Welsh Marches on a Saturday 5th June 1971. The RCTS ‘The Heart of Wales Rail Tour’ ran on 5th June 197l is waiting for the right-away before heading right onto the Central Wales line, with Barry Docks being its next goal so that the participants can spend time exploring Woodham’s scrapyard and all the derelict steam locos stabled there. 6931 is a Class 37 English Electric Type 3 (later 37231/37896) and one of a large number allocated to South Wales at the time. This one’s home depot is Landore as can be seen by the code on the bodyside sticker. The train had started from London Kensington Olympia and travelled by means of the Great Western South Wales main line as far as Maindee Junction at Newport, where the EE Type 3 was waiting. It then turned north up the Western Region North and West route via Hereford to Craven Arms. The Class 47 (1675 ‘Amazon’ - later 47089) that brought the train from London ran light to Cardiff Canton for servicing whilst 6931 attached to the stock and was here forced to make a reversing move to gain access to the Central Wales line. Keywords: BR, Western, Wales, Railtour, 6931, Craven Arms, 1971, 'The Heart of Wales Rail Tour', RCTS, Passenger
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Craven Arms in the Welsh Marches on a Saturday 5th

June 1971. The RCTS ‘The Heart of Wales Rail Tour’ ran on 5th June 197l is waiting for the right-away before heading right onto the Central Wales line, with Barry Docks being its next goal so that the participants can spend time exploring Woodham’s scrapyard and all the derelict steam locos stabled there. 6931 is a Class 37 English Electric Type 3 (later 37231/37896) and one of a large number allocated to South Wales at the time. This one’s home depot is Landore as can be seen by the code on the bodyside sticker. The train had started from London Kensington Olympia and travelled by means of the Great Western South Wales main line as far as Maindee Junction at Newport, where the EE Type 3 was waiting. It then turned north up the Western Region North and West route via Hereford to Craven Arms. The Class 47 (1675 ‘Amazon’ - later 47089) that brought the train from London ran light to Cardiff Canton for servicing whilst 6931 attached to the stock and was here forced to make a reversing move to gain access to the Central Wales line.