I was waiting at Old Hill to catch a train when 172339 arrived at the other platform. As it is the re-liveried unit I filmed it departing. Then, by sheer coincidence, it would be due back at Old Hill a few minutes after I returned from Kidderminster, so I filmed it a second time.
Very few SVR photos to choose from, but a nice shot of BR 80300 Royal Mail sorting office in 2005. Then Dorridge in 2013 to see 56303 and final photo is of 60063 at Water Orton in 2014. To finish, 57008 & 37608 in an old video at Old Hill in 2014.
The start of the half-term break and trains are running again for the week after the winter closure. It seemed a good excuse to get out for a couple of hours! Thought I was going to be bowled by the shunting move, but it worked out perfectly for me – most unusual! The shunter does take a long time to run past, about 2½ minutes – but you can always skip through it.
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Running as 0Z49, 50049 ran from Kidderminster to Derby.
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47712 at Droitwich in 2006, then 46443 at Bewdley in 2010. 66421 and 66423 at Old Hill in 2011, then D1015 at Jewellery Quarter in 2014. Finally a video of 60001 at Stourbridge Junction on the Round Oak empties in 2015. I have so many photos that were never uploaded in my galleries, where do they all come from?
In 2002, little and large in Bridgnorth yard, 813 and 60009. The following year 87004 is seen at Stafford, then 47839 on the main at Kidderminster in 2007, 57304 at Crewe in 2010 and finally 5164 at Kidderminster in 2013.
50031 & 7714 at Bewdley in 2002, E6006 at Bridgnorth in 2005, evidence of flood repair work at Highley, 66423 and 66417 on the Bridgwater flasks at Worcester in 2010 and finally 66843 at Wolverhamptin in 2011..
One of my very early digital photos from 2002 of 150101 at Old Hill, then jumping forward to a view of The Engine House under construction in 2007 and in 2010 at Small Heath 31105 is leaving a hazy exhaust behind it. The big event for me, on video, was the GBRf convoy of 8 locos, including “Evening Star” near Hagley in 2016.
The Severn Valley one for this day is from 2009, a diesel loco was required after a steamer was unavailable at Bridgnorth and D8188 came to the rescue and is seen with a “Thunderbird” headboard! Moving forward to 2011 and 66726 on the Handsworth scrap at Langley Green, first run by GBRf – that failed!. Then Northfield in 2013 to see 56302 and Finally Tyseley in 2014 to see 47501 & 47805.
Today the first photo is from Water Orton in 2009, with 4 x 37s in the shot! 37682 37609 37259 & 37605, that was a jammy shot to get those 2 trains passing. Then Leamington in 2014 with 67018 on a Chiltern train. Finally, another shot that never made it to a gallery, 42968 at Folkestone? in 2012 (not really)
It’s 2009 and 56301 seen at Walsall, jumping forward to 2013 and a trip out with a Ranger ticket, so loads of photos, this one is 57307 at Crewe. At the SVR in 2012, something unusual, Permaquip personnel carrier 68803 at Bewdley.
In 2011 I had a trip to Stafford and saw 86701, then in 2014 down the Junction for a Tug, 60040. At Arley in 2012, 5164 is seen running “wrong road” at Arley, there must’ve been a reason for it, but I can’t remember.
