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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