Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to pass through Dawlish this Saturday

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Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to pass through Dawlish this Saturday

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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley runs around its train on the Nene Valley Railway
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley runs around its train on the Nene Valley Railway // Credit: Nigel Wilson/SNGLT

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is to haul a tour to Kingswear this Saturday (3rd June 2023).

The tour originates at Slough with diesel locomotives beginning the journey.

Departing Slough at 07:40, the diesel locomotives will pass through Maidenhead (07:48), Reading (08:06), Newbury (08:34), (08:56), (09:14), Westbury (09:43) and Taunton at 10:31.

Here, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley takes over the train. Departing Taunton at 11:00, the train will pass through (11:16), Warren (11:52), Dawlish (12:04), Newton Abbot (12:16), (12:34) and Kingswear at 13:09.

After time in Kingswear, 60007 will depart at 16:35 and will pass through Paignton (17:21), Dawlish Warren (17:55) and Tiverton Parkway at 18:44.

Just outside Taunton, 60007 will make way for the diesel locomotives.

The diesel locos will head back to Slough via the same outbound route, passing through Westbury (20:07), Pewsey (20:30), Hungerford (20:47), Newbury (21:08), Reading (21:33), Maidenhead (22:03) and Slough at 22:15.

If you would like to track the train on Saturday, you can view timetables here.

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots.

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