Main Line Steam at Yeovil Railway Centre during second week of August 2011 |
09 August 2011 34067 'Tangmere' seen passing Winfrith en route to Weymouth. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
Meanwhile 60019 'Bittern' (running as 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand') is turned at Yeovil Railway Centre. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Posing for photographs whilst running round its support coach. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
(Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
(Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Completing its run round. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Now positioned at Platform 4 with preparations complete and awaiting time to depart. |
Centre's volunteers Roger and Pete talk to Roland Kennington (centre). (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Another of our volunteers, David, gets to see in the cab of 4492.... (Photo courtesy Pete Divall) |
....and sit on the driver's seat! (Photo courtesy Pete Divall) |
Interest created! |
Start of 4492's journey back to London. |
After running forward to Yeovil Pen Mill, 4492 has to run round its support coach and reverse down to Weymouth. |
Seen at Stratton. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
4492 in serious action at East Stoke crossing between Wool & Wareham. (photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
Coaling 'Tangmere' by candlelight! Well it wasn't quite that dark really! |
34067 settled down for a week's rest. |
Ron has his oil lamp lit. |
14 August 2011 Down journey (Bristol-Weymouth) with 5029. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
(Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Shot of the Castle, approaching Stratton (off the A37). (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
Light engine arrival. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Coaling 5029. |
Western and Southern side by side. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
A quick spin. (Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
(Photo courtesy John Cornelius) |
Job done - returning to Weymouth. |
Near Bradford Abbas on return from Weymouth to Bristol. (Photo courtesy Bob Tucker) |
'Tangmere' has a warming fire lit. (Photo courtesy Bob Tucker) |
16 August 2011 'Southern' is best Rog - isnt it???? |
34067 at 'full chat' past East Stoke Crossing on the return Weymouth-London train. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
4492 on the down 'Dorset Coast Express at Wool. (Photo courtesy Roland Groom) |
Apologies for the poor photo of 4492 arriving at Yeovil Junction! |
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