Just published to “Geoff’s Rail Diaries“, more on yesterday’s steam special, including (a few) more pictures. Visit “Reunited – 44871 & 45407“
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Steam Supreme
44871 and 45407 at Craven Arms
We sallied forth last week to see them go south – but gave up when, as the rain clouds gathered, we heard the train was running two hours late. Today, they were four minutes early, and going well (as was the light, after some glorious sunshine earlier in the afternoon) – a fine sight!
A steamy weekend in Staffordshire
No shortage of steam railways in the county of Stafford! For lots more pictures from Statfold (plus a video of a ride down the line), and a selection (with video) from Chasewater, visit Starting with Statfold and Gervase on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Glorious Galatea
4.10pm, Sat 15th Feb 2014: LMS Jubilee 45699 “Galatea” roars up the bank out of Shrewsbury with the return “Welsh Borders”. Just for once, everything was right – sunshine and steam, and the wind in the right direction. What more could one ask?
For photos see http://geoffspages.co.uk/raildiary/galatea2.htm
70000
That’s Britannia – first of the class, and first of 999 BR standard steam locomotives. Today it was hauling the “Cathedrals Express” from Waterloo to Shrewsbury, via the Severn tunnel and the “North and West” route through Hereford. Unfortunately, a preceding freight train broke down, causing substantial delays to services – and to the special. It was around 70 minutes late when it passed Stokesay – the light was going rapidly. So was Britannia…
Galloping Galatea!
It looked like its galloping days were well and truly over when I saw it in Barry scrapyard in 1968 – but like so many other former residents, LMS Jubilee 45699 “Galatea” is back in action on the main lines. It was certainly galloping along when it passed through on its way from Shrewsbury to Crewe this afternoon.
September in the Severn Valley…
…the annual Autumn Steam Gala is upon us. For pictures and video, visit “Visitors in the Valley” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Yesterday’s steam
More photos and the video are at “48151” on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
Climbing out of Keighley
That’s what the Worth Valley Railway does – on a pretty steep gradient. For photos and video of last Sunday’s visit, have a look at Climbing out of Keighley on Geoff’s Rail Diaries
…and the video
Haven’t had time yet to sort through the photos – but here’s some video of four Keighley departures
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