GWR Rememberance

A Gallery dedicated the GWR Remembrance Powercar No.43172 carries the speical scheme and is also named Harry Patch. Henry John Patch (17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009), dubbed in his later years "the Last Fighting Tommy", was an English super-centenarian, briefly the oldest man in Europe and the last surviving combat soldier of the First World War from any country. He is known to have fought in the trenches of the Western Front.Patch was the longest-surviving soldier of World War I, but he was the fifth-longest-surviving veteran of any sort from World War I, behind British veterans Claude Choules and Florence Green, Frank Buckles of the United States and John Babcock of Canada.[2] At the time of his death, aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day, Patch was the third oldest man in the world, behind Walter Breuning & Jiroemon Kimura, the latter of whom would become the oldest verified man ever.

5th August 2023 GWR 'Castle' HST No. 43172 'Tiverton Castle' and No. 43156 'Maen Castle' passes Norton Fitzwarren on the 5th August 2023 operating 2U14 10:43 Exeter St Davids - Cardiff Central stopping service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

22nd January 2023 On Sunday 22nd January 2022, GWR 'Castle' HST formed off No. 43172 'Tiverton Castle' and No. 43040 'Berry Pomeroy Castle' pass Norton Fitzwarren operating 2U20 10:51 Penzance - Cardiff Central stopping service. (Photo: Phil Izzard )

17th July 2022 A friendly wave from the driver of No. 43172 'Tiverton Castle' and No. 43155 'Rougemont Castle' as the GWR 'Castle' HST passes Cogload Junction in the 30 degree heat on Sunday 17th July 2022. The HST was operating 2C79 14:55 Bristol Temple Meads - Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

11th July 2022 GWR 'Castle' HST set formed of No. 43172 'Tiverton Castle' and No. 43155 'Rougemont Castle' heads south at Cogload Junction on the 11th July 2022 operating 2C87 18:00 Cardiff Central - Penzance. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

31st May 2022 GWR HST Castle Class No. 43172 'Tiverton Castle' and No. 43022 'Nether Stowey Castle' power away from Taunton through Norton Fitzwarren while working 2C73 11:00 Cardiff Central to Penzance stopping service on Tuesday 31st May 2022. Waiting for the road into Fairwater Yard is Freightliner ONE (OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS)-liveried Class 66 No. 66587 'AS ONE, WE CAN' returning from the West Somerset Railway having deposited spent ballast from the previous evening's HOBC operation at Ruscombe. (Photo: S A Ginn)

30th June 2021 Now devoid of it's former 'Harry Patch' identity GWR HST power car No.43172 passes through Cogload Junction on Wednesday 30th June 2021 working 2C71 10:00 Cardiff Central to Taunton. In its new guise as a 'Castle' Class, unlike the majority of the fleet, No.43172 remains unnamed as does No. 43029 'Caldicot Castle' which was working the rear of the train. (Photo: S A Ginn)

8th November 2019 GWR Rememberance powercar passes Cogload Junction with a friendly wave from the driver on Friday 8th November 2019. No.43172 and No.43191 are pictured working the 2U16 12:04 Taunton - Cardiff Central stopping service with traditional Mk2 coaching stock set LA23 between the powercars. (Photo: Simon Harling)

4th November 2019 Passing through the autumnal colours that have now obliterated the former station site of Creech St Michael station, No.43172 and No.43191 work the 2U16 12:04 Taunton to Cardiff Central service on Monday 4th November 2019. (Photo: S A Ginn)

4th September 2019 GWR celebrity powercar No.43172 arrives into Taunton with No. 43004 'Caerphilly Castle' on Wednesday 4th September 2019 with the 2C81 15:00 Cardiff Central - Taunton service. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

1st June 2019 Having arrived at Taunton Station on Satruday 1st June 2019 with the 2C89 19:00 Cardiff Central - Taunton stopping service No.43172 and No. 43022 'Nether Stowey Castle' prepare to shunt before forming the final stopping service of their diagram back to Bristol. The bunting in the background has been hung in preperation for the Cricket World Cup which will see three matches played at the County Ground in Taunton. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

20th May 2019 Having completed its final passenger diagrams for GWR on Saturday 18th May, No.43172 and No. 43185 'Great Western' operated an empty stock move on Monday 20th May 2019, the 5Z83 13:06 St Phillips Marsh to Laira formed of coaching stock set OC38 (41138 40808 42284 42505 42003 42202 42556 44036) passes Creech St Michael on route south. (Photo: Glenn Bowden)

18th May 2019 #hstfarewell GWR Remembrance Powercar No.43172 and No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' pass Norton Fitzwarren on the 18th May 2019 in the rain and drizzle operating the final HST diagram for 1A10 07:29 Exeter St Davids - London Paddington. (Photo: Phil Izzard)

18th May 2019 GWR Remembrance Powercar No.43172 and No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' pass Cogload Junction on the18th May 2019 in the rain and drizzle operating the final HST diagram for 1A10 07:29 Exeter St Davids - London Paddington. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

25th April 2019 On the penultimate day of booked HST operation for this service, No.43172 and No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' cross the Somerset Levels at Wick with the 1A89 15:33 Taunton to London Paddington on Thursday 25th April 2019. (Photo: S A Ginn)

23rd April 2019 With just five GWR HST diagrams remaining, GWR celebrity powercar No.43172 leads No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' taking the direct route to the Capital with 1A81 07:41 Penzance to London Paddington on Tuesday 23rd April 2019, pictured just east of Cogload Junction at West Lyng. (Photo: S A Ginn)

18th April 2019 GWR celebrity powercar No.43172 & No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' sweep through Marlands on Thursday 18th April 2019 with the 1A79 06:47 Penzance to London Paddington service. With just five long-distance HST diagrams operating in the South West, the end of the long-distance HST is drawing ever closer. (Photo: S A Ginn)

15th April 2019 With just five long distance HST diagrams remaining GWR HST powercar No.43172 and No. 43162 'Caerhays Castle' pass the former site of Creech St Michael Halt station as they speed non-stop through the Taunton area with the 1A82 09:00 Penzance - London Paddington service on Monday 15th April 2019. (Photo: S A Ginn)

8th April 2019 GWR No.43172 'Harry Patch' and 43098 are amongst the few remaining HST Power Cars still assigned to long distance workings to and from the South West. GWR remembrance powercar No.43172 and 43098 are amongst the few remaining HST Power Cars still assigned to long distance workings to and from the South West. On Monday 8th April 2019 the 1A87 12:55 Plymouth to London Paddington crosses the Somerset Levels close to the small hamlet of Wick. (Photo: S A Ginn)

22nd March 2019 A wide-angle profile image of recently refurbished Firstgroup remembrance powercar No.43172 taken at Taunton on Friday 22nd March 2019 while working the 1C93 18:33 London Paddington - Exeter St Davids service with No.43165 (Photo: Brian Garrett)

22nd March 2019 GWR Remembrance Powercar No.43172 calls at Taunton trailing on the rear of the 1C93 18:33 London Paddington - Exeter St Davids service with classmate No.43165 on Friday 22nd March 2019. (Photo: Brian Garrett)

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