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« on: November 08, 2020, 11:41:24 »

GWR (Great Western Railway) are organising an Act of Remembrance on Wednesday (11th November).  Clearly it cannot be a public event but will be live streamed from Platform 1 at Paddington.



As part of the event wreaths and tributes will be conveyed from transport groups and others on GWR trains to Paddington.   I understand the recently named Harry Billinge MBE LdH will bring tributes from Cornwall including one from the man himself.



The service is at 11am on Wednesday.
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The first of the Poppies to Paddington services will start from Penzance at 04:58, calling at 10 stations before arriving into London Paddington at 09:59. One of those stations is St Austell, where D-Day veteran Harry Billinge will have his wreath placed on board the train that was recently named in his honour at 05:48.

Other services involved include the 06:43 from Hereford, the 07:13 from Paignton, 07:20 from Swansea, 07:22 from Taunton, 08:13 from Worcester Shrub Hill, 08:58 from Cheltenham Spa, 09:00 from Bristol Temple Meads, and 09:59 from Oxford.
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2020, 12:06:38 »

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