5542 had the honour to be in charge of the first public train over the magnificent Stanway Viaduct in preservation.
This is the first part of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway's extension from Toddington towards Broadway
and ultimately Honeybourne. Whilst the track is only passed for public travel for the first half mile at present the rails
are in situ for a further 2 miles and are being worked on to allow that stretch to be reopened as soon as possible.
5542 was once again called upon at short notice as problems meant that rostered loco 1450 was unable to perform
today but should be fully operational in time to run the advertised trips over the 9 days of forthcoming GWR 175 Gala.
5542 is scheduled to cover the duties on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The loco will leave the GWR soon
after the Gala and head for Swindon for a few weeks before a visit to the Battlefield Line then returning to
Toddington in early September until Christmas