Railtours to and from the West Somerset Railway

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There are no tours planned for 2009 Railtours at present. Details will be added as we get them.

Tours to Minehead

Name	Date	From	Operator	Comments
Great Western 175	19 June	London Paddington	Uk Railtours	Using D1015 & 6024

Tours From Minehead

Name	Date	To	Operator	Comments
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Great Western 175

Provisional Timings

Station	Depart	Arrive
London Paddington	0720	2155
Slough	0740	2130
Reading	0800	2105

Two generations of top link GWR motive power - none other than D1015 Western Champion and King Edward I - come together for our exciting tour celebrating the railway's 175th anniversary! With D1015 at the head from Paddington we travel to Bishops Lydeard. Here the King will be waiting and the two historic locos double-head our heavy train over the gradients through the scenic Quantock Hills on the West Somerset Railway to Minehead. We take a seaside break of three hours. You will have the chance to travel on scheduled WSR trains at reduced price. We leave Minehead at 16.00, and once past Norton Fitzwarren King Edward I will be on 'home ground' in sole charge, storming up the winding Berks & Hants Line via Somerton all the way to Paddington.

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