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River Thames is crossed on the Buckinghamshire - . Berkshire border and the opportunity for sustained fast running lies ahead on. After Taplow we pass through the first station in Berkshire at. Maidenhead which has three signal boxes, East, Middle and West. After. Maidenhead, 2. Brunel's straight. Twyford which climbs at a. Waltham Siding, Shottesbrook and. ![]() Ruscombe before Twyford is reached at MP3. At Ruscombe there is a loop line on. To the south is White Waltham airfield. Twyford has two. signal boxes - East before the station and West, after. The station is the. Henley- on- Thames which may only see. ![]() I have been an advocate of small speakers since I began using BBC LS3/5a's in the late 1970s, continuing through Celestion SL6es in 1981, Celestion SL600s and SL700s. 11 budget bookshelf speakers for your vinyl rig. Though there are hundreds of models available on the market, choosing and buying the right speakers for your vinyl. To ensure smooth, reliable and safe operation, make sure the resistance of your speaker, measured in ohms, is above the minimum quoted by your amplifier. ![]() After Twyford are signal. Sonning East and Woodley Bridge before we pass through Sonning Cutting. Reading 3. 6 miles from Paddington. If the. train is not due to call at Reading station, then a 4. Brunel's original Bristol main line on to the newer 'Berkshire and Hampshire'. West Country. The locomotive was fitted with a double chimney* in June 1. Saturday 8 September 1. It is. approaching Iver with the down recently renamed Cornish Riviera Limited. ![]() Then on 1. 1 June 1. Western. Region changed its name to Limited, and new headboards with the new title were. Then fifteen months later they changed it back to Express on 1. September. 1. 95. What a strange. exercise with, as ever, the cost borne by the public. The engine was named County of Somerset* on 1. ![]() ![]() August 1. 94. 6, and is seen here hurrying through Iver station, Bucks, with the. Plymouth - Paddington express just six weeks earlier on Wednesday 3 July. No 1. 00. 4 was completed at Swindon on 1. October 1. 94. 5 and its first shed was. Laira (LA), as is the case here. It was also the first of the class to be. December 1. 96. 2, but it was not scrapped until May 1. Anyway, it is in fine fettle here, aiming to reach. Paddington by 1. 2. Photo is in the Ken Nunn collection of the LCGB Ref 7. It is. hauling an express on the up fast line at Iver, Bucks, so my thought is the. Martin Smith in his fine book 'Great Western Express. Passenger Locomotives', published by Angus Books, writes - 'The Court members. Star' Class were the first of the Class to be fitted with superheaters. Photo is in the RK Blencowe archive, ref. This photograph was taken between Langley and. Slough, 1. 7 miles from Paddington, just before it diverged off the main line at Slough for Windsor. Notice the four headlamps, signifying a Royal. Train working, three on the buffer beam and one at the top of the smokebox. Just five months later, it was. Old Oak Common shed for this duty. Photograph is in the collection. PQ Treloar. But the sharp eyed quickly noticed. Despite this discovery, the. September 1. 96. 4 after covering about 2 million miles. I don't know. the total mileage at withdrawal, but records show at 2. December 1. 96. 3 it was. The loco was also one of five in later years that had a Davies &. Metcalfe valve- less mechanical lubricator fitted to its front offside. The location. is unknown for sure, might be Hayes, Middlesex, nearly 1. I have included it here to keep. Royal Funeral trains. The Western Region arranged six special trains to. Windsor. Train 'A' left Paddington at 1. The other funeral trains, each headed by a 'Castle' left Paddington. Train 'B' No 4. 09. Kenilworth Castle at 1. Train 'C' No 5. 03. Rhuddlan Castle at 1. Train D, No 5. 06. Newport Castle at 1. A. further train 'E' ran as required at 1. No 5. 01. 3 Abergavenny. Castle was prepared but was not needed. Train 6 conveyed those who marched through. London with the cortege, and this left at 1. No 7. 00. 4 Eastnor Castle. Other down trains known to me that passed during the morning were Nos. Brecon Castle and 5. Berry Pomeroy Castle double heading train 1. Cornish Riviera Express' and No 7. Lamphey Castle on the down 1. Worcester. The other. LMS 8. F No 8. 29. ATC equipment. both engines incurred heavy front- end damage, but were repaired).(Above) On Saturday 6 June. Castle' class No 5. St. Fagan's Castle of Bath Road shed brings the. Paddington - Weston- super- Mare into Slough station. The Reporting Number. Mon- Sat 8. 2. 0 ex- Weston, 9am ex- Bristol. Paddington at 1. 1. Saturday. After arrival at Paddington, 5. Ranelagh Bridge service depot, where it was turned prior. Paddington for this duty. The 1. 1. 5pm down was not a numbered. Built in July 1. 93. Bath Road loco; the engine was withdrawn in July 1. Photograph is in the LCGB Ken Nunn collection, Ref 8. Early 'Castle' class No 4. Cardigan Castle of Laira depot, slowly passes by with the Sunday 5pm Paddington. Plymouth. Photo is by Ben Brooksbank, Initial Photographics. One of the 6. 1xx class. No 7. 00. 29 came newly- built to. Canton in November 1. Photo is by Ben Brooksbank, Initial Photographics. Doubtless 4. 97. 1. Minehead to Paddington earlier from Taunton, and it. Taunton. Photo is by Ben Brooksbank, Initial- photographics. In a little over twelve months all the 'Kings' will. D7. 00. 0 'Hymek' and D1. Western' class diesel- hydraulic fleet. Photograph is in the SV Blencowe collection, Ref. G4. 08. The station has. Photo Ben Brooksbank, Initial Photographics.(Below) Newton Abbot's 'Castle' class No 5. Beaufort (originally named Lamphey Castle). Maidenhead heading towards Paddington with the Sunday 7. Plymouth. on 2. 6 September 1. On Mondays to Saturdays this up train was hauled by a. Laira loco, with some coaches from Kingswear added at Newton Abbot. On Sundays. a similar routine was followed, but with a Newton Abbot loco in charge; the 7. Kingswear portion was attached at Newton Abbot and the. Note the small boy sitting on the now- obsolete. Travelling Post Office (TPO). The TPO trains. were staffed by a team of sorters for processing mail on the move; the carriage exteriors. Similarly the lineside apparatus was equipped with an extendable net for collecting mailbags from passing trains and the topmost bracket swung inwards trackside for despatching mailbags, however the last such exchange took place at. Penrith in 1. 97. Travelling Post Office service ended in January. Photograph is by JM Craig. By this time the general condition of steam engines during the. Photo LCGB Ken Nunn collection Ref 8. The following year the Broad Gauge line was extended to Twyford after. Brunel's magnificent viaduct spanning the River Thames; the. Great Western Railway Board who were unconvinced that the bridge would support the weight of a train and ordered Brunel to retain. In this view. Worcester shed's ex- GWR 'Hall' Class 4- 6- 0 No 6. Kingsthorpe Hall heads a. Paddington through Maidenhead station on 2. March. 1. 95. 9.(Above) By a process of. I have come to the conclusion that this photo of 4. Enville Hall. of 8. A Bristol Bath Road on Maundy Thursday, 2. March 1. 95. 9, must be the notorious. Mon - Sat Down Paddington - Weston- Super- Mare. Passengers. reached Bristol Temple Meads at 5. Officially opened on the first Monday in. June 1. 83. 8, the first 2. GWR terminated at Maidenhead, where. This was the second station built, the first being nearer to. Taplow to take advantage of the coach traffic on the main road into Bath, but. Maidenhead well. Note the position of the signal on this side of the 'down' line that relate to 'up' trains here. Photograph is. by P Harrod. This is 2. 8- year old 'Castle' class No 5. Manorbier Castle of Landore (8. E) without a reporting number, but Jack. Paddington to South Wales. No 5. 00. 5 shows the. Other expresses noted by Jack during his time there. No 4. 09. 1 Dudley Castle of Bath Road on the 1. Bristol, and No. 5. Newport Castle of Old Oak Common depot on train 1. Penzance. Such an exhaust would be banned in the UK today, but aside from the. Tanks, pumps and other equipment were installed. This was another. April 1. 94. 9, and regained. Newly out- shopped after an overhaul and. Paddington/Old Oak Common, the. Ruscombe on Monday 1. August 1. 94. 9. It is carrying a Class D Lamp code for express freights and the. Below) Seen in workaday condition, 'Hall' No 5. Campion Hall of. PDN heads west with a lengthy milk empties train including some demountable. The card has no information on the reverse aside from. I think it is. in the period 1. It is carrying a Class D Lamp code, for express. The loco was probably an Old Oak loco at. Bristol St. Philips Marsh (8. B) from 1. 94. 8. Severn Tunnel Junction (8. E). briefly; this was followed by a good stint working out of Pontypool Road (8. G). Photograph by H Gordon Tidey. This is one of them, train 1. Paddington to. Carmarthen, seen here approaching Twyford behind BR Standard Pacific No 7. Arrow of Canton. No 7. June 1. 95. 1, and moved to Canton (8. C). in December 1. Along with 7. 00. Southern. Region when all their Merchant Navy Pacifics were temporarily withdrawn. Crewkerne on 2. 4 April 1. At that time, Nos 7. Old Oak (8. 1A), No 7. Laira (8. 3D) and Nos 7. Canton. Photo is by Ben Brooksbank, Initial Photographics. No 7. 02. 9 Clun Castle was used the same. Z1. 1'. The thirdsteam. London that. day was 'Z1. Paddington at 1. 2. Earl Waldegrave. All three Castles came from Old Oak Common depot. Until the summer of 1. The WR's main line passenger services and holiday. GWR steam engines were scrapped. Below) Following a. Heavy General overhaul, 'Castle' class No 5. Old Oak Common (8. A) heads. the down 'Merchant Venturer' past Twyford East Signal Box In either March or. April 1. 96. 0. Built in March 1. No 5. 04. 3 went new to Old Oak Common, and apart. Carmarthen (8. 7G) from June 1. Old Oak engine until April 1. Cardiff to complete its. Canton, then Cardiff East Dock, both 8. A. This was the first of 2. Castle' engines to carry the names of Earls previously bestowed on the 3.
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