A trip to Tilehurst and Reading to see several railtours that were scheduled to run along the GWML. The railtours featured are (in order of appearance): 1) No. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' working 1Z71 'The Cotswold Venturer' (London Paddington - Worcester), passing through Tilehurst P3. 2) Hastings Diesels Limited 'Thumper' DEMU No. 1001 working 1Z51 'The Channel Two' (Hastings - Weston-Super-Mare) passing through Tilehurst P1. 3) DB Schenker 67016 working 1Z95 (London Victoria - Worcester) passing through Tilehurst P3. 4) DRS 47790 'Galloway Princess' leading 47805 working 1Z13 'Northern Belle' (Salisbury - Oxford) passing through Tilehurst P1. 5) Hastings Diesels Limited 'Thumper' No. 1001 working 1Z52 (Weston-Super-Mare - Hastings) departing Reading Main P8. 6) No. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' working 1Z73 (Worcester - London Paddington) departing Reading Main P10. Also featured is a West Coast Railways stock move, hauled by 47245 and running as 5Z92 (Southall - Bristol). Scheduled workings featured include several FGW HSTs and 'Turbo' DMUs, several CrossCountry 'Voyager' DEMUs, as well as a few freight trains run by DB Schenker and Freightliner - all hauled by Class 66s. This video has been filmed in partnership with ChuffersProductions and UKTrainVids98, we hope you enjoy watching this one :)
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Trains on the Great Western Main Line - Tilehurst & Reading 07/07/2012A trip to Tilehurst and Reading to see several railtours that were scheduled to run along the GWML. The railtours featured are (in order of appearance):
1) No. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' working 1Z71 'The Cotswold Venturer' (London Paddington - Worcester), passing through Tilehurst P3.
2) Hastings Diesels Limited 'Thumper' DEMU No. 1001 working 1Z51 'The Channel Two' (Hastings - Weston-Super-Mare) passing through Tilehurst P1.
3) DB Schenker 67016 working 1Z95 (London Victoria - Worcester) passing through Tilehurst P3.
4) DRS 47790 'Galloway Princess' leading 47805 working 1Z13 'Northern Belle' (Salisbury - Oxford) passing through Tilehurst P1.
5) Hastings Diesels Limited 'Thumper' No. 1001 working 1Z52 (Weston-Super-Mare - Hastings) departing Reading Main P8.
6) No. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' working 1Z73 (Worcester - London Paddington) departing Reading Main P10.
Also featured is a West Coast Railways stock move, hauled by 47245 and running as 5Z92 (Southall - Bristol). Scheduled workings featured include several FGW HSTs and 'Turbo' DMUs, several CrossCountry 'Voyager' DEMUs, as well as a few freight trains run by DB Schenker and Freightliner - all hauled by Class 66s.
This video has been filmed in partnership with ChuffersProductions and UKTrainVids98, we hope you enjoy watching this one :)
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