I see there are also provisional times published for another Cotswold Explorer this Saturday (3 Oct):
http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t15/t1003a.htmShould be a nice day on Saturday so I'll be at my usual lineside spot for that one, or I might head over to Sapperton to watch a bit of smoke on the climb!
Graham - I guess Melksham has just been unlucky with that gauging cancellation although, overall, 2015 has been a bit bleak for heritage runs following the fallout from the Wootton Bassett Junction
SPAD▸ .
Unfortunately this tour was diesel-hauled (class 47) due to 4965 Rood Ashton Hall failing a
FTR▸ exam the previous evening. The loco originally rostered had been 5043 Earl of Mount Edgumbe, but is currently under repair.
It has been a terrible year for steam on the mainline as a look at
http://uksteam.info/tours/trs15.htm will show, much of it following the Wootton Bassett SPAD in March, as well as loco unavailability, gauging,
GWML▸ electrification, pathing issues etc etc..