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The Steam Dreams Excursion ran on the 4th May from London Paddington to Kingswear and return. The train was due to be hauled by LMS Coronation Class Pacific 6233 Duchess of Sutherland but due to a defective tyre the train was hauled in top and tail mode on the outward train by 47245 and 47746...

A few shots taken on the 4th May at the West Somerset Railway on a fine spring day.. 7828 Odney Manor and 53808 are seen around Stogumber.

Diesel Hydraulic Class 14 D9526 worked the Diesel Enginemans Course Diagram on the West Somerset Railway on the 4th May. My video shows D9526 arriving at Bishops Lydeard and then passing Stogumber at various times.

D6948 is on loan to the West Somerset Railway for a while and I went to the railweay for its first day in service,4th May 2019. The loco did one round trip from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead. My video features front window footage and arriving and departing at Stogumber.

LMS Pacific 6233 Duchess of Sutherland works the first day of the Great Britain from London Paddington to Plymouth via bristol. The train is seen at Ashridge near Tigley and the climb of Rattery Bank. The stock for the tour was serviced at Hackney Yard Newton Abbot and was hauled there by back...

DRS locos 68034 and 88003 Genesis worked Pathfinders Springtime Cornishman from tame Bridge Parkway to Penzance, giving passengers over two hours to enjoy Long Rock Depot Open Day. The train is seen storming through Highbridge and Burnham.

The Branch Line Society ran the Marching Crompton from Crewe to Weymouth on the 23rd March. 33029 brought the train down from Crewe with 47851 on the rear for train heating . At Weymouth 33012 Lt Jenny Lewis RN was added to the front so 33012 and 33029 headed back to Crewe. The train is seen at...

The Class 50 Terminator Phoenixed was run on the 23rd March 2019 from London Paddington to Penzance via the Western Region to Exetr and the return was by the Southern Region from Exeter, locos used were 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance.The locos have been hired by GBRF and had been painted in...

37025 Inverness TMD worked 3Q07 Exeter Riverside to Exeter Riverside via Yeovil Pen Mill and Salisbury on the 14-15th February 2019. The train is seen at Yeovil Junction and Sherborne..

Due to a steam ban on the Severn Valley due to fire risk I had a day behind D1062 Western Courier on the 5th July 2018. My video is all about the wonderful Maybach sound reverberating around the Severn Valley.

I was back in the Midlands for a few days and wanted to go to some of my old video haunts ..This coincided with a visit of Network Rails Track Recording DMU 950001 up the branch from Sourbridge Junction to Round Oak. The locations I used to visit on a regular basis have changed.. notably...

Pathfinders Festive Frolic ran on the 22nd December with, when I saw it, 56105 and 66075 as motive power. My video shows the tour at Smethwick Galton Bridge,Sandwell and Dudley and Wolverhampton.

I was back in the Midlands for Christmas so went for a look at the Polar Express.. I only had my phone so apologies for poor quality.

The Dartmouth Steam Railway have been running the innovative Train of Lights during December.It was top and tailed by 75014 Braveheart and,the main subject of this video, Class 37 6975.

Another test train at Yeovil Pen Mill instead of the usual DMUs.. 37116 and 37219 work fro Tyseley to Bristol Temple Meads via Weymouth. The train is seen arriving at Pen Mill and taking the single line token for the run to Maiden Newton and the departing.

60009 Union of South Africa worked the Plymouth Christmas market charter from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth. The train is seen at Banklands,Upper Ashridge,Totnes and Tiverton Parkway.

While travelling to and from my home town in the Black Country from Yeovil I managed to get a few shots of locos. At Stourbridge 68005 and 68017 on Berkley Crewe, at Rowley Regis 50007 Hercules going to Tyseley for the Polar Express Christmas trains and on the return at Gloucester 66131 on Round...

50049 Defiance,running as 50011 Centurion on one side, was scrambled to rescue a HST at Bromsgrove on the 12th October 2018.. I just happened to be at Stourbridge Junction and managed to get a short video. In the end the HST managed to get going so 50049 returned to Kiddy.

A fantastic day weather wise and a great line up of locos made it a great day out at the West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala.. Heres my video of the first day,featuring locos 6960 Raveningham Hall,7820 Dinmore Hall,7822 Foxcote Manor,34052 Lord Dowding,41312, 53808 and 73082 Camelot. The...

Pathfinders Marches Cornishman had 37602 and 37606 as motive power from Shrewsbury to Penzance on the 22nd of September. Despite awful weather I was out videoing them at Langford Bridge near Newton Abbot and Totnes.