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Title: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: grahame on August 12, 2014, 11:19:38 GW Railmotor on the Southall to Brentford branch
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2014/08/12/trips-in-a-rare-steam-train-along-a-rarely-used-railway-line/? Quote The service will run over the weekend of 18th-19th October, and there will be seven trips on each day. The round trip will take just over 30 minutes. There is a maximum of 110 seats per train ^ 50 in Steam Railmotor No. 93 and 60 in Trailer No. 92. Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: ChrisB on August 12, 2014, 11:30:48 Bum - I'm in Bury that weekend....
Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: BBM on August 12, 2014, 11:53:57 Didcot Railway Centre's webpage on the event is at the link below:
http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/news_special.html (http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/news_special.html) Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: grahame on August 12, 2014, 18:28:18 Didcot Railway Centre's webpage on the event is at the link below: http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/news_special.html (http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/news/news_special.html) And it looks like it's in steam and running there this weekend ... in fact we can do a nice contrast in railcars ... https://www.facebook.com/TransWilts/posts/540898966010150 Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: eightf48544 on October 01, 2014, 15:47:50 As well as the Steam Railcar FGW are supposed to be running specials to West Drayton to Colnbrook (DMU) and Paddington to Paddington via the Greenford loop (loco hauled).
See: https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Destinations/Events-and-Attractions/Great-Western-Heritage-Weekend (https://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Destinations/Events-and-Attractions/Great-Western-Heritage-Weekend) however at the bottom it says as of 16:00 1 st. "Details on how to book tickets for the Colnbrook and Greenford loop trains will be available here shortly." Does any one know when this might be? Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: Ollie on October 02, 2014, 17:27:43 Tickets now on sale for the FGW special services:
http://www.first.vticket.co.uk/ :) Title: Re: 18th and 19th October - Steam to Brentford Post by: Oxonhutch on October 02, 2014, 20:19:08 OK, Got my Sunday seat for Colnbrook but the Didcot site states that the Brentford ticket sales are currently suspended. Has anyone an idea of what might be going on?
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