Category Archives: Main line

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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37800 hauling 319375. Langley Green, 20/11/23.

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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43013 & 43277, Cradley Heath, 21/11/23.

1Q15 Derby – Swansea. Hadn’t seen 43013 since 2020, good to see it back in service.

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20142 & 20189. Cradley Heath, 23/11/23

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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43480, 43468, 43465 & 43484. Cradley Heath, 10/10/23.

Rail Adventure power cars, 0Z75 SVR to Tyseley Steam Trust.

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43306, 43320, 43316 & 43307. Cradley Heath, 13/11/23.

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, also 68015. Rowley Regis, 12/11/23.

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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