Blast from the Past

Scenes From Yesteryear

The Shakespeare Express Season for 2008 began on 6/7/08: 4965 Rood Ashton Hall dashes through Widney Manor station with the Shakespeare Express on 1/8/04. (1.5mB)

70013 Oliver Cromwell around the time of its arrival for restoration at the GCR in 2004. (1.5mB)

The famous occasion on 26/2/05 when King Edward I climbed the famed 1-in-37¾ Lickey Incline...a foul day of course! (2.7mB)

In somewhat brighter conditions than my recent visit. My first mainline shot. 60009 Union of South Africa speeds past Pillings Lock near Barrow upon Soar at 67mph on 23 March 2002 (1.2mB)

GWR Heavy freight loco 5224 runs through the picturesque Worth Valley in the Keighley and Worth Valley Gala of 21/2/04. (2.6mB)

O4 63601 leads the first train past Kinchley Lane during the 2005 winter gala.(1.8mB)

Stanier Mogul 42968 roars through the reverse curves after departing Bewdley on 4/12/04. (2.4mB)

For a short period the Great Central had two resident Black Fives. 45305 is currently out of action with tube problems and the recently restored 45231 was soon removed to the Mid Hants, which continues to serve as the base for its Mainline career. During the Winter Gala of 2005 they ran together as a double header on each day as they had during the event of the previous autumn. I managed to film both runs near Woodthorpe from two different positions....Happy days! (3.0mB)

5051 Earl Bathurst passes Watersmeet on the West Somerset on a cold morning in March 2003. The West Somerset Autumn Steam Gala takes place from 4-7 October this year. (2.4mB)

7903 "Foremarke Hall" Severn Valley Railway

7903 approaches the reverse curves just beyond Bewdley at the Severn Valley on 23/09/05 (2.0mB)

4965 Rood Ashton Hall Henley in Arden

4965 Rood Ashton Hall pulls the "Shakespeare Express" through Henley Station in Aug 2003. (1.3mB)

King Edward I passes a windswept Danzey Green with the Shakespeare Express in April 2002. (1.4mB)

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