Bewdley for lunch. 5764 on 8 coaches heading for Kidderminster, 42968 heading for Bridgnorth, also looked like an 8 coach set but I wasn’t really counting.
SVR 14th August
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Day out to Oxford
70013 “Oliver Cromwell” was the main attraction, along with the 47s on the Thursday only Burton to Dollands Moor working. The bonus, which I only found out about the day before, was a pair of DRS 37s on an Eastleigh to Crewe working.
Makes a change to go somewhere different, and to have sunshine. Even more photos to sort & I’m getting quite a backlog now.
No hot water today
What an uninteresting week so far. Then to find the hot water isn’t hot – no joke. Rest of the day spent waiting for the engineer to come to fix it. At least the boiler is working again now.
More on the Blog update
Nothing is simple these days, well, not for me. I’ve set up at test blog & installed version 2.8.3 using a MySQL 5 database and then imported the postings from the current blog. Also installed a later version of the R755 theme.
At the moment the text looks a different style & size, just to confuse me, but hopefully I can learn how to change such things. In the next day or so I will make a copy what will be the old blog and replace it with one using the newer software.
Need to update the Blog software soon.
Must try & get my brain into gear soon and update to the latest version of WordPress software. First time I’ve done an update on the blog but unfortunately I can’t use the automatic option – better back it all up in case something goes wrong.
Update 165. 4936 “Kinlet Hall” working “The Severn Valley limited” at Arley
I didn’t see 4936 working on Saturday, as I was at Barrow Hill, but on Sunday it was hauling the “Limited” diner. As it is staying at the Valley for the next couple of months, there should be more opportunities for photos before it returns to Tyseley, where it is normally based.
One photo included here:-
SVR 9th August
From down by the river, 5764 seen trundling along with teaks & Venturer diner cars. At Arley, 42968 worked the next northbound, crossing 46443 with 1 coach on Footplate Experience. Then the visitor, 4936 on the Limited set, crossing with 7802 on a southbound train. Lovely weather as well.
Barrow Hill visit
Went to Barrow Hill today, met up with Jonathan from “up north”.
Plenty to see & sunshine most of the day, all that walking around is tiring work on a hot day. Loads more photos to sort, again!
Update 164. Tamworth High Level – 43013, 43062, 47501, 60049, 60061, 66011, 66027, 66067, 66081, 66113, 66146, 66541 & 66595
A few hours at Tamworth on 6th August. These are the photos of trains on the high level line which run through Water Orton. The DRS 47 no. 47501 was on hire to Colas as none of their own 47s were available. The NMT was a bonus, as was 60061 on 6E41 and 60049 d.i.t. in the 6D44 Bescot to Toton.
I think the most unusual is 47501 on the Colas working:-
Trains at Tamworth
5 ½ hours at Tamworth today, mixture of freight on low & high level routes. Classes 47, 60, 66, 86, 90 & 92 so plenty of variety. Will sort photos soon.
SVR 5th August
46443 passed through Bewdley on a dining charter as we were eating lunch. Scheduled trains just after 1pm were hauled by 5764 on teak set and 42968 on 9 coach set.
The dentist!!!
Clear run today – next checkup in 9 months.
