CLPG charter train connects Cotswolds with Torbay
The Cotswold Line Promotion Group (CLPG) is delighted to announce that its first charter train since 2019 will take passengers from stations along the line to Taunton, Exeter and Torbay.
A nine-car Great Western Railway (GWR) InterCity Express Train (IET) will make the trip to the South West on Saturday, April 22, starting from Oxford and heading to Worcester, before running to Somerset and Devon.
On the return journey, the train will be routed from Taunton to Oxford and will then drop off passengers at stations towards Worcester.
Members of the CLPG were given priority to book reserved seats on the train, but non-members are now welcome to make bookings as well.
While final timings are subject to confirmation, the train is due to leave Oxford at 06.00, calling at Charlbury at 06.18, then dropping off passengers at Taunton, Exeter St David’s and Paignton, where it is due to arrive at 10.41.
The return journey will leave Paignton at 15.54, calling to pick up passengers at Exeter St David’s and Taunton, before reaching Oxford at 18.53 and Charlbury at 19.14 on its way back to Worcester.
Standard class tickets are £55 for adults (£45 for CLPG members) and £30 for children aged 5 to 16 (£25 for members’ children). Children aged under five can travel free of charge. All first class tickets have been sold. Payment can be made by cheque or using online banking.
Full details of the train and a booking form are available on the CLPG’s new website at https://clpg.online
Any enquiries should be made to Chris Bates at chrisjbates@btinernet.com or call (before 7.30pm) 07803 902030.
Picture caption: GWR IET 800320 is pictured on the Devon coast at Dawlish on May 26, 2022. Picture: Steve Widdowson
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