Daily Archives: January 10, 2017

Videos/photos Old Hill, 03/11/16. Part 3 – 37421 and 37025

This was the highlight of the day, top and tail 37s on a test train. As always here, it is a gamble as to where to stand. Any extra trains have a habit of passing through at the same time as a train on the other track and I played safe by standing close to the footbridge – ready to cross over if it looked like I would be bowled. Today I was lucky, but it was a near miss – watch the video! Link to YouTube video.

Old Hill 03/11/16. 172213 2K36 Whitlocks End – Kidderminster

Old Hill 03/11/16. 37421 37025 1Z78 Bristol – Tyseley

Old Hill 03/11/16. 37421 37025 1Z78 Bristol – Tyseley

Videos/photos Old Hill, 03/11/16. Part 2 – 66060 and XC units

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Another diverted freight and more Cross Country trains for me to film. Link to Youtube videos.

Old Hill 03/11/16. Voyager 1S41 Plymouth – Edinburgh

Old Hill 03/11/16. Voyager 1V54 Dundee – Plymouth

Old Hill 03/11/16. 66060 6V92 Corby – Margam

Old Hill 03/11/16. 170101 1M64 Cardiff – Nottingham

Old Hill 03/11/16. 170523 1V10 Nottingham – Cardiff

Old Hill 03/11/16. Voyager 1V56 Glasgow – Penzance

Old Hill 03/11/16. Voyager 1Z59 Bristol – Dundee

Videos/photos Old Hill, 03/11/16. Part 1 – 66097 and units

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More diversions from the Lickey due to Bromsgrove engineering closure. Link to YouTube videos.

Old Hill 03/11/16. 170398 1V07 Nottingham – Cardiff

Old Hill 03/11/16. “Squirts” Kings Norton – Kings Norton

Old Hill 03/11/16. 172212 2W72 Stratford – Stourbridge

Old Hill 03/11/16. 172213 2W72 Stratford – Stourbridge

Old Hill 03/11/16. Voyager 1S43 Plymouth – Glasgow

Old Hill 03/11/16. 170519 1M60 Cardiff – Nottingham

Old Hill 03/11/16. 170108 1M60 Cardiff – Nottingham

Old Hill 03/11/16. 66097 6V37 Toton – Moreton on Lugg

Videos/photos Old Hill, 02/11/16. 66188 and units.

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Another chance to see a freight diverted away from the Lickey, due to engineering work at Bromsgrove. I was expecting it to stop at Stourbridge for a banker and was following its progress – but it didn’t run into the loop. I grabbed my camera bag and headed for the door, just making it to the station as the train was approaching. I was puffing and panting so much you can see the vapour from my breath drifting in front of the lens as I filmed.

Old Hill 02/11/16. 66188 6E30 Margam – Hartlepool

Old Hill 02/11/16. 170521 1M84 Cardiff – Birmingham

Old Hill 02/11/16. 172336 2S86 Stourbridge – Stratford

Videos/photos Stourbridge – part 3, 02/11/16. 68014, XC and LM units

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The final part of this set of photos/videos. The freight is still held at Blakedown after the SPAD, another Voyager heads south, no doubt to be stopped at a red signal just down the line! At least another loco arrives, 68014 – it should have run through to Kidderminster according to RTT, but terminated here and ran into the yard. Link to YouTube video.