It’s the Autumn Steam Gala on the Severn Valley Railway this weekend, with today’s weather likely to be the best, by far, for the three-day event. It was pretty good too – plenty of sunshine and cool air, and not too many clouds making a nuisance of themselves. My objective – to get a decent photo of the three visitors and the newcomer (whether I succeeded is a matter of opinion).

*and the Coal Tank.

A “Rail Diaries” page will follow in due course; here’s a taster