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The Great Britain 8 Steam and Diesel. A report by Roger Winnen

28/4/2015

 
Day 1 Of the Great Britain 8 Railtour saw 70000 Britannia top and tailed by 66122 arrive at Exeter St David's from London Victoria via the West London Extension through Kensington Olympia, down the Berks and Hants with water stops at Newbury Racecourse and Frome. Much of this years tour will be diesel hauled owing to operational problems affecting West Coast Railway Co.
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150428a 70000 Britannia heads The Great Britain 8 into Exeter St David's from London Victoria. Copyright Roger Winnen
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150428b Looking a fine sight at Exeter where Britannia will set back into Riverside Yard assisted by the Class 66122 attached to the rear of the train, Copyright Roger Winnen
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150428c Proud to be British! "Britannia" built 1951 during the Festival of Britian Year, the first of the British Railways Standards. Copyright Roger Winnen
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150428d The Class 66 hauls the stock to Riverside Siding before running around and heading the train to Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
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150428e 66122 without a headboard hauls the Great Britain 8 through Totnes on route to Penzance. Copyright Roger Winnen
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150428f Britannia with its support coach heads through Totnes for Tavistock Junction and Plymouth for turning, prior to Day 2 of The Great Britain 8. The Class 66 will head the train from Penzance and steam wil take over from Plymouth to Bristol. Copyright Roger Winnen
GB 8 Railtour flashes through Stoke Cannon     David Tozer
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The GB8 railtour at stoke Canon . 28th April 2015. A still from Dave's video camera. Copyright David Tozer.

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