Though it doesn't have much to offer in the way of steep gradients, sinuous curve or dramatic scenery, the GCR does have the unique feature of trains passing one another along its five miles of double track. Here, ex-GWR 0-4-2T No. 1450 propels autocoach no. 178 northwards past a southbound service on 26th March 2011 during the line's 1960's gala.