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Old Video Index, D8059, 2857 and 34053 Arley, 19/05/13 (also 5164 and 7812)

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I’m trying to set up a basic format for posts when adding to the Old Video Index. I reckon the heading above should work, as it shows locos in the videos, the place, date and also other locos seen in photos. It should be more useful than the original blog post in 2013.

The post in this blog will just give the essentials, then if a reader isn’t interested they don’t waste time downloading images. The link will take you to the full details, or at least what I can remember. Time will tell how successful it is.

Link to page in Video Index

Sorry about all the messing about earlier with a link that didn’t show properly, I understand why now!

Trying to index my first videos from 2013, should be amusing!!

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My first videos weren’t brilliant, but as us oldies aren’t supposed to go out and about at the moment I’ve decided to try to make some sort of list of the older videos and to link to any photos from that day. YouTube used to “search” much better than it does now and I can’t always find what I’m looking for – and with over 4,000 videos it’s a big task!!!

The videos from 2013 were filmed with an SLR camera, which wasn’t very easy. Don’t expect them to be “fantastic”, were your first videos good? Obviously lots of shots of locos now moved away, out of service etc. as in these photos at Arley. I’m looking forward to working my way through them – some good memories I’m sure. Anyway, the first is at Arley on 19/05/13, give it a try, you can play the videos and view the photos:-

Link to videos of D8059, 2857 and 34053.

Photos and Video, 1450, 7714 and 75069, Bridgnorth 14/03/20 part 1

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At last, the chance to see some steam trains. As the Kidderminster end of the line has had no trains since December it has not been so easy to see any. Anyway, I had a drive to Bridgnorth to see the 3 locos in action and this is the first of the two videos.

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Photos and Video, 66116, 47813, 68015, 66715 Dorridge 13/03/20

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Only made the journey to see the 47, the other 3 locos were a bonus and fortunately rain didn’t stop play. A Voyager and 165005 are also seen. I think it was the first time I have seen a container train run into that loop, last week it sped through on the main.

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Photos and Video, 68033 and 68005, Cradley Heath 12/03/20

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The 6M56 Berkeley to Crewe was running today, the sun was shining so a good excuse for a walk to the station. I managed to get a shot of 153371 departing as I walked across the footbridge. It was going to be close, the northbound train departed about 3 minutes before the southbound train was due away, and if the 68s were close behind I might be bowled. It worked out well though, a clear view of the 68s. 172338 also seen.

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Photos and Video, 57301, 56091 and units, Droitwich 10/03/20

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Only managed to post the video link yesterday, but today I have the photos to add as well. Droitwich is a good station for photos with semaphore signals adding interest to what is usually mostly units. 57301 is first seen passing through Lye, then a brief glimpse of it in Droitwich loop in the video. After I got off the train in Droitwich it wasn’t many minutes before the 57 was out of the loop and heading towards the station. Then a few of the usual units before 56091 appeared from the Bromsgrove direction.

57301 was working 0V94 Crewe (supposed to be Warrington) to Long Marston and 56091 with a Railvac was on 6×56 Bescot to Long Marston.

Units seen were 170517, 170633, 172345, 172006, 172212, 172217, 170632 and 172220.

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Trying a new “contents” plugin

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One thing I have always struggled with is making a proper list of photos and linking to them. Years ago I started doing that in this blog but “posts” and “pages” didn’t seem to work so well together in one blog, then I started another blog that concentrated on “pages” instead of regular “posts”.

The next problem was to find a plugin to show the lists. The one I had originally been using had not been updated for years so I searched for a new plugin and found one that does the job quite well. The blog itself has had very little time spent on it in recent years and the list of photos only covers a very small number of my thousands of photos.

You can see how the index looks on this page:-

http://www.transport-photos.co.uk/indx/?page_id=2134

Looking back at some of my older videos I realise how poor the quality was, never mind, it’s all a memory from the past.

Photos and Video, 33029 and 47746, Birmingham International 07/03/20

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Don’t often see a Class 33 on a railtour these days so made the effort to see this one. It was The Fenny Crompton, run by the Branch Line Society – 1Z36 Lancaster to Paddington. Running very late earlier in the day it was back on time by the time I saw it. Some other trains also seen – 390136, 158826, 158823 and 350377

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Photos and Video, 57301 and 66725, Dorridge 06/03/20

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57301 was running from Eastleigh to Leicester, seemed a good excuse for a little outing. There were 2 other freights due around the same time along with with a 68 on a passenger working. 66150 and 68014 were the other 2 locos seen, along with 165022.

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Photos and Video, 47773, Lye 03/03/20

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With a headcode of 0Z47 it stood a chance of being the 47!! Ran from Tyseley to the SVR.

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Photos, just units, Stafford part 2 04/12/19 (old event)

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Just realised I haven’t edited the videos that go with these photos yet, so busy with other things last week!! A lot of “new numbers” to add to my list, which was started a few months ago. There will be more unit photos to add to another post from this date, as time permits.

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Photos and Video, 37403, Rowley Regis 26/02/20

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37403 back again the following day, had to try another location and went to Rowley Regis. I was pleased to see it stop briefly at the station, looked like a staff shuffle around between Caroline and the loco, then of course the nice sound of it pulling away.

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