Flying Scotsman Upcoming Events, + GWR News

Short Post From Me (Harry) Today, Following On From Jordon's Post For The Flying Scotsman. Today, I Bring You All Updates For Its Next Few Events....

On 25th June it will be on 'The Yorkshireman', running from London Victoria to York, followed by 'The Hadrian' on 2nd July between Leicester and Carlisle.

We will bring you the latest updates of this on our own Blog Social Media feeds, Facebook.com/GBRailScene and Twitter @TheGBRailScene.

Another opportunity to see the Scotsman is on the 10th July and 17th July, when it runs 'The Waverley' from York to Carlisle. Timings will be available closer to the time, on RealTimeTrains and many other sites.

After this, spectators have the Shildon Shed Bash to look forward to, taking place between the 23rd and 31st July! 9:30am-18:30, with access to the cab! Plus the Event is Free! Flying Scotsman is expected to be joined by:
  • A4 60009 'Union Of South Africa'
  • Q6 63395
  • Joem J72 69023
  • V2 4771 'Green Arrow', and
  • D9002 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Newly restored into two-tone BR green livery.
On 7th August, 14th August, 21st August, 4th September and 11th September it will operate The Waverley from York to Carlisle. 22nd-25th September it will be at the Severn Valley Railway, and 13-16th October at the East Lancs Heritage Railway.

More events are being arranged at present, and we look forward to bringing you more photos and updates from this nostalgic locomotive as it travels around the UK.

SOUTH WEST : GWR PROGRESS: 

As reported, GWR were to receive 387s from Govia. This transfer of the 29 units will now not occur, as 37 4-car extra 387 units are to be built from new at Derby, with existing units for C2C and the remaining for GWR, on top of new units, as RAIL state:
Great Western Railway orders 37 four-car Class 387s. These will join the eight ordered last year, and means that 29 Class 387/1s to move from GTR will now not be cascaded.
The first of these units enter service on September 5th, between Hayes + Harlington and London Paddington.

As part of Network Rail’s £40bn Railway Upgrade plan, state-of-the art signalling technology is currently being installed on the South Wales Mainline, providing more reliable rail services for the growing number of passengers.

Basically, Network Rail has completed the next stage of electrifying the Great Western Mainline - which will allow the Class 800/801s to operate. This type of stock will begin tests from September between Reading/Didcot, the first area to be electrified along the line.

Back in May, from Sat 28th to Mon 30th, Network Rail upgraded signalling in the Filton Area - these works will be completed on the 27th/28th/29th August. This is vital in order to create the improvements needed in time for when 800/801s enter service with GWR. 
LINES UPGRADED BETWEEN BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS, GLOUCESTER AND THE SEVERN TUNNEL JUNCTON.

Then by December 2018, as reported in May, the entire line between Bristol Parkway, Cardiff and Newbury should be electrified - followed by Bath by 2019, Oxford by June 2019 and all platforms at Bristol Temple Meads by 2020. H.







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