37215 next out on 29th and 30th December 2014

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37215 will next be in use on the 29th and 30th December for the GWR’s annual mixed traction event which will feature an intensive timetable with trains crossing at Gotherington, Winchcombe and Toddington and top and tail working with steam and diesel traction. The working timetable for the event can be downloaded below: Mixed_Traction_Gala_2014_Working_Timetable-tt-2-20141003113656 click to continue reading

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50th anniversary of 37215 and D6948 – The Class 37 Golden Jubilee – Sat 18th October

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The 18th October came and went and with it we celebrated the 50th birthdays of 37215 and D6948 with 215 operating 77 miles over the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway by working 3 return trips between Laverton and Cheltenham Racecourse (with an extra 5 mile return trip to Laverton at the end of the day to facilitate shunting and stock positioning for the following day). click to continue reading

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2013 – 37215 racks up the miles

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37215 ran 1541 miles in service in 2013 , its second highest mileage since it was preserved in 1994. Only the exceptional ‘Year of the Gotherington Landslip’ in 2010 when it worked 1678 miles (although half of which were being dragged as a tail locomotive) in which all GWR services had to be tailed by a diesel locomotive, was higher. This reflects the increase in diesel running in 2013 with 3 round trips between Toddington and Cheltenham being operated Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between May and September. click to continue reading