Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower is set to haul part of The English Riviera Express this Saturday, 10th August 2024.
Departing High Wycombe with diesel traction at 05:47, the train will pass through Princes Risborough (06:01), Haddenham and Thame Parkway (06:10), Bicester Village (06:29), Oxford Parkway (06:43), Oxford (06:52), Swindon (Wilts) (07:49), Chippenham (08:15), Bath Spa (08:36), Bristol Temple Meads (09:07) and Taunton at 10:00.
Here, 61306 Mayflower will be attached to the train and will depart at 10:57. The locomotive will then pass through Exeter St Davids (11:39), Dawlish Warren (11:54), Newton Abbot (12:16), Paignton (12:35) and Kingswear at 13:14.
After time at Kingswear, the train will depart at 16:35 and will pass through Teignmouth (17:49), Dawlish Warren (17:57), Exeter St Davids (18:19), Taunton (19:59 – NOTE: Now diesel hauled), Bristol Temple Meads (21:03), Bath Spa (21:21), Chippenham (21:37), Swindon (Wilts) (21:57), Oxford (22:45), Bicester Village (23:15) and High Wycombe at 23:59
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Responses
Just wanted to share the amount of coal used and pollution compared with how many modern day cars equivalent fossil coal burning it takes to make that journey with coal ,we are told not to burn coal ,.
In retrospective what’s your excuse?