950001. Old Hill, 22/01/25.

Just for a change, I was able to go to Old Hill for this, 2Q08 Shrewsbury – Derby.

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43484 & 43465. Cradley Heath, 20/01/25.

The Rail Adventure power cars return, 0G32 Kings Norton – Kidderminster SVR.

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88008. Cradley Heath, 15/01/25.

I was surprised to see this working, 0Z59 Pengam sidings – Rugby. Showing as a route learner, basically same route as the Tesco train from Wentloog – Daventry.

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43251 & 43303. Cradley Heath, 14/01/25.

The monthly 1Q15 Derby – Landore TMD test train. I hurried down the platform as the local train was arriving as I knew the test train had already passed through Old Hill. Got ready to film it with seconds to spare

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66105 & 66035, Stourbridge Junction. 11/01/25.

Had the chance of an hour or so spare this morning and with 2 freights to see at Stourbridge thought it would be a worthwhile outing. All went well until the second train appeared much sooner than expected. Can’t win ’em all.

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43484 & 43465, Cradley Heath. 09/01/25.

Filmed this on my way to the supermarket this morning. 0D72 Kidderminster SVR – Toton North Yard.

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Severn Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala, 04/01/25. Part 4. 7812, 7714 & 1450.

This is the final video of the steam locos on this day. I had walked from the footbridge to the station to get a hot drink from the Museum and timed it for the arrival of Erlestoke Manor. Then back to the footbridge to see the tank locos arriving and Manor departure. There had been a lot of diesel shunting which I filmed from the footbridge and that will be uploaded after this video

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Severn Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala, 04/01/25. Part 2. 75069, 13268 & 46045.

Part 2, 75069 arrives, 13268 departs, 75069 runs round & departs. 46045 doing a bit of shunting, but the diesel clips will be uploaded when steam videos completed. 46045 was stabled under the footbridge when I started filming the arrival of 75069, it was ticking over and sounded quite loud!!

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Severn Valley Railway Winter Steam Gala, 04/01/25. Part 1. 13268, 7714 & 1450.

First part, filmed from the footbridge at Kidderminster. A very cold and misty start to the day, three of the six locos in steam are seen in this video.

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