Just for a change, I was able to go to Old Hill for this, 2Q08 Shrewsbury – Derby.
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Just for a change, I was able to go to Old Hill for this, 2Q08 Shrewsbury – Derby.
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The Rail Adventure power cars return, 0G32 Kings Norton – Kidderminster SVR.
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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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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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5Q80 Allerton – Newport Docks. The Class 319 was heading to the scrap yard. Fortunately 172343 on a train heading towards Birmingham cleared in plenty of time. Pity the Class 37 was just ambling along, a few minutes early & following a stopping train.
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1Q15 Derby – Swansea. Hadn’t seen 43013 since 2020, good to see it back in service.
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Couldn’t make it for the Class 37 yesterday but managed to film the 20s on 0Z20 from the SVR to Butterley. They apparently moved a railvac from Butterley to Bescot later in the day, then ran light to Tyseley.
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Rail Adventure power cars, 0Z75 SVR to Tyseley Steam Trust.
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I didn’t see the Rail Adventure power cars bring these to the SVR a few weeks ago but made sure I got to see them leave. They ran as 0Q43 Kidderminster SVR – Great Yarmouth.
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43306 & 43320 on a test run from the SVR. After running to Worcester earlier in the day they are seen here on 0Z44 Worcester TC – Tyseley sidings. The train following it was a Chiltern London train. I wasn’t sure if it would be a unit or a 68 set as RTT showed no unit/loco number, but as you will see it was 68015.
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My first outing this month, Vintage Trains Blackpool Illuminations Explorer, 1Z18 Birmingham New Street – Blackpool North. Some units also filmed as I waited for the railtour – 196106, 350408, 350124 & 350370
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The Rail Adventure power cars were used to move old HST stock and are seen in the dark at Cradley Heath. One of the power cars is bowled by a DMU, I couldn’t read the numbers so not sure which were filmed. The workings were 5Z25 & 5Z26 stock moves from Laira to Chaddesden sidings. The Voyagers were working 1E67 Plymouth – Leeds, other was 1V66 Edinburgh to Plymouth. Numbers were 220023 on the first set and 221139+220002 on the other.
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