CASTLE CENTENARY
On named trains
‘Castles’ are strongly associated with the famous ‘Cheltenham Flyer’ but, being among the most powerful GWR locomotives, they also handled many other prestigious named trains, as this selection shows.
‘THE BRISTOLIAN’ was introduced by the GWR in 1935 with a schedule of 105 minutes, being also notable for the late-morning Down service travelling via Bath but the Up afternoon return going via Badminton. No. 7014 Caerhays Castle gets ready to leave Temple Meads on April 8, 1959.
J R SMITH
‘THE CORNISHMAN’ name was first used in 1895 for a Paddington to Penzance express, but in the 1950s it became a Wolverhampton Low Level to Penzance via Stratford, and then the starting point became Bradford and Leeds in the 1960s/70s. No. 5069 Isambard Kingdom Brunel heads south from Stratford-upon-Avon in the
1950s.
B ENGLAND