Rails in Wales. 800021, "Gill Clay", Baden-Powell's Granddaughter, birthday special to Burry Port
She is the granddaughter of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement. The named power car was especially routed through Bridgend, and the 2nd in a pair to Swansea. As the train was split here she was facing forward on the run to Burry Port. There over 200 guests, Scouts and their families, enjoyed a tour of the Lifeboat Station. Gill Clay and I were both at the World Jamboree in Sutton Coalfield in 1957, though we didn't know each other at that time!
A special train journey through Wales features 800021, a power car named after Gill Clay, the granddaughter of Robert Baden-Powell. The train departed from Bridgend on a route specifically arranged for her birthday, with a stop at Pembrey and Burry Port where over 200 guests, including Scouts and their families, toured the Lifeboat Station. The event included references to past experiences, such as attendance at the World Jamboree in Sutton Coalfield in 1957.
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