At least the complete ban on steam on the West Coast Main Line had been amended to allow diesel assisted steam which meant this excursion, commemorating fifty years since the "last" steam passenger service on the main line, ran with steam at the front. Maybe in another fifty years they will commemorate any Bristolians who hopped on the train before five in the morning and got back to Temple Meads just after midnight! At least the weather was fine for most of the day and the views would have been super.
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