Difference between revisions of "Demonstration Goods Train"

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A demonstration goods train is run during the [[Spring Gala]] and [[Autumn Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons.<br>
 
A demonstration goods train is run during the [[Spring Gala]] and [[Autumn Gala]] and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons.<br>
A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van), is also used at the rear.
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A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van), is also used at the rear.<br>
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For the 2015 Spring Gala, the train was hauled by [[GWR Pannier 1501]] and consisted of;
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*[[Cadbury's 346 Goods Van]]
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*[[GWR 80603 Ballast Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 40841 Ballast Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 60906 Ballast Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 83831 Loco Coal Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 94059 China Clay Open Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 13154 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]
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*[[GWR 108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 25190 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 97398 5 plank Open Goods Wagon]]
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*[[GWR 105873 'Mica B' Refrigerated Meat Van.]]
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*[[GWR 65801 Mogo Van]]
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*[[GWR 93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van]]
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*[[GWR 68501 'Toad' 20T Goods Brake Van]]

Revision as of 22:54, 22 March 2015

Goods train passing Bewdley Goods Shed

A demonstration goods train is run during the Spring Gala and Autumn Gala and offers a rare opportunity to see, and hear, a train of loose coupled (ie. unbraked) wagons.
A variety of locos are used, with typically 12 to 18 wagons. As the wagons are mostly unbraked, a brake van (guard's van), is also used at the rear.
For the 2015 Spring Gala, the train was hauled by GWR Pannier 1501 and consisted of;