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9th October Kent & East Sussex Railway | |||
I filled a last minute firing vacancy at the K&ESR on the 9th October, which saw the Railway's 'Wealden Pullman' dining train double-headed by Terriers 32678 and 32670. It was to be one of the last such occasions for a while as 32670's boiler ticket expired a couple of weeks later. My steed was to be 32678. As hoped it proved to be a highly enjoyable and satisfying turn. |
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Loco: 32678 and 32670 Location: Tenterden |
Caption: The footplate – just the way I like it – clean, tidy, shiny |
Loco: 32678 Location: Tenterden |
Loco: 32678 and 32670 Location: Northiam |
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27–28th May Swanage Railway | |||
Loco: 31806 Location: Swanage |
Caption: Tea's up! Location: Swanage |
Loco: 31806 Location: Swanage |
Caption: Employment opportunities Location: Swanage |
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Loco: 31806 Location: Corfe Castle |
Locos: 30053 and 31806 |
Loco: 31806 Location: Swanage |
Loco: 30053 Location: Swanage |
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12–13th March West Somerset Railway | |||
On the 7th March 1966 the majority of the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway closed. The line was made famous by its route from Bath to Bournemouth, which climbed over the Mendip Hills, and in so doing took many folk from the industrial Midlands on their holidays to the south coast. Fifty years on, and the West Somerset Railway commemorated the closure over two weekends with an impressive line-up of locomotives and the renaming of their stations to some of those found on the old S&D. (Whilst it was rather romantic to disembark at 'Midford' or 'Evercreech Junction', it did make trying to work out exactly where I was a tad challenging!) The probable highlight of the event was the pairing of newly overhauled 7Fs 53808 and 53809. These were joined by two other former S&D stalwarts, 4F 44422 and 9F 92214. This left four others, representing types found on the S&D during its final years, West Country class 34070 Manston, tank 80072 |
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Loco: 53809 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 53809 Location: Washford |
Loco: Kilmersdon Location: Minehead |
Loco: 53809 Location: Minehead |
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Locos: 53808 and 53809 Location: Minehead |
Loco: 53808 Location: Minehead |
Loco: 34098 Templecombe Location: Williton |
Caption: Evercreech Junction Location: Williton |
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Subject: Williton station Location: Williton |
Loco: 48624 Location: Heading north |
Loco: 48624 Location: Blue Anchor |
Loco: 53808 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
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Locos: 53808 and 92214 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 92214 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Locos: 53808 and 34070 Manston Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 80045 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
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Subject: Bridge Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 34070 Manston Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 53809 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
Loco: 53809 Location: Bishops Lydeard |
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