“I really enjoyed it,” he said. “It was really busy, a lot of people were on the platform. I do have very cold hands, but it was worth it.”
Tickets for the Pathfinder Finale journey, which features a locomotive built in Swindon in 1962, sold out in just 54 minutes.
“It’s a mix of people [aboard],” Mr Watts said.
“There are people who just have a general appreciation and enjoyment from looking out the window, to those who know every nut and bolt on every locomotive.
“From trainspotters through to the armchair enthusiasts, it’s quite a wide section of interest.”