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A day out with classic Southern Railway power on the "Watercress Line" as Maunsell 1926 4 cylinder 4-6-0 E850 LORD NELSON and 1945 Bulleid Light Pacific 34007 WADEBRIDGE work the summer service.

On holiday at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway with A1X "Terrier" W8 FRESHWATER

Class 45 "Peak" 45060 SHERWOOD FORESTER visits the WSR, in company with BR blue Class 56 56006. Warship D832 ONSLAUGHT and Hymek D7017, with "Teddy Bear" D9526, added the hydraulic flavour to the event

Visiting Bulleid Light Pacifics 34007 WADEBRIDGE and 34092 WELLS led the line up, supported by Modified Hall 6960 RAVENINGHAM HALL. The home team provided GWR 2-8-0 2807 and 7820 DINMORE MANOR, together with an almost complete "P&O" (Merchant Navy 35006) on display at Winchcombe.

A bumper edition of this annual event with visiting locos Class 25 D5185, Class 33 33201, Class 35 "Hymek" D7076, Class 37 D6757, Class 45 45060 SHERWOOD FORESTER, Class 50 50035 Ark Royal, Class 56 56006 and Electro Diesel Class 73 73107

More steam in the West Country as B1 4-6-0 61306 MAYFLOWER leaves Bishops Lydeard, heading for Taunton to take over a Steam Dreams charter for Kingswear. On hire to the WSR for the season, GWR 4-6-0 7812 ERLESTOKE MANOR then shares the blue timetable service with resident Hymek Diesel Hydraulic D7017 for the day. Late on, a quick evening dash to Pugham Farm catches the returning B1 on the climb...

An afternoon at the lineside reveals BR Standards 7MT 70000 BRITANNIA & 2-6-4T 80104, SR Schools 925 CHELTENHAM, Battle of Britain 34070 MANSTON, U 2-6-0 31806 & M7 0-4-4T 30053.

Star guest BR 7MT 70000 BRITANNIA became 86C's (Cardiff Canton) 70021 MORNING STAR for the weekend, alongside 2MT 2-6-0 46521 and 2-8-0T 4270. More GWR Tanks included visiting 0-6-2T 5643 and 2-6-2T 5542 with KINLET HALL, RAVENINGHAM HALL & ODNEY MANOR and 2-8-0 3850 working from the home based fleet.

Enjoy the soundtrack and the scenery of the Northern Fells as LMS "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 46115 SCOTS GUARDSMAN slogs over Grayrigg and Shap, working a "Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express" from Carnforth to Carlisle.

Sulzer powered visitors Class 46 No 182 and Class 24 D5054 mix with English Electric Class 20's 20189 20142 and 50033 Glorious for this event. "Teddy Bear" Class 14 D9526 represented the home based hydraulic fleet.

The extraordinary sequel to 2017's "Strictly Bulleid" gathered together no less than eight examples of these Southern Railway classics. Light Pacifics EDDYSTONE and CITY OF WELLS represented the "West Country" Class while SIR KEITH PARK, MANSTON, 257 SQUADRON & 92 SQUADRON did the honours for the "Battle of Britain" Class. Two of the "Merchant Navy" Class 8's also graced the event, PENINSULAR &...

A rare visit from WD 2-8-0 90733 from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, along with GWR 2-8-0T 4270 and LNWR "Coal Tank" 1054.

Two high profile guests in the shape of BR Standard 7MT 70000 BRITANNIA and LNER A4 4464 BITTERN. The home fleet included plenty of Southern power with "West Country" 34007 WADEBRIDGE, "LN" 850 LORD NELSON & "Schools" 925 CHELTENHAM. "Black Five" 45379 represented the LMS.

Highlights from the hydraulic year at the West Somerset Railway and these main line tours - "mit volldampf nach Wernigerode" V200.033 January, D1015 working "The Chiltern Champion" February, "The Devonian" April, "The Western Lickey's the Banks" May, "The Mazey Day Cornishman" June, GBRf staff outing September & "The Canterbury Champion" in December

Cotswold Festival of Steam "Western Workhorses" May 2024

Mainline Steam 2014

Swanage Railway "Winter Warm Up" December 2014

Steam on Devon and Cornwall branch lines 2014

Mid Hants Railway Autumn Steam Spectacular October 2014

West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala October 2014

Southern Railway "U", "V" and "LN" at the Mid Hants July 2014

The Welsh Marches Express 34046 14/05/2024

Swanage Railway Diesel Gala May 2024

WESTERN CHAMPION works "The Mazey Day Cornishman" June 2014

West Somerset Railway "Spring Steam Spectacular" May 2024

Severn Valley Railway summer visitors 34053 & 73129 in 2014

West Somerset Railway Mixed Traction Weekend June 2014 "Diesels in the South West"

Mid Hants Railway Spring Steam Gala April 2024

Cotswold Festival of Steam May 2014 "Back to black"