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The East Kent Railway is proud to announce its first proper Diesel Gala for many years to be held over the weekend of the 27th and 28th July 2013. The 2 ½ mile railway near Dover will be celebrating its industrial mining connections by running an intensive timetable using our industrial diesel...
A few steam updates from today and the weekend just gone, featuring three different steam locos on the mainline in Kent and Sussex.
60163 Tornado at Sevington, Ashford, on Saturday:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60590124@N08/5845646565/in/photostream/
8F 48151 on 'The Cathedrals Express' at...
Two shots from this evening taken at Sevington, Ashford in Kent, of 60163 'Tornado' and one of Southeastern's 'Javelins':
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60590124@N08/5845646565/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60590124@N08/5845645605/in/photostream/
And a photo from last Monday of a...
An update to my flickr with photos from Sunday, from the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway near Hollingbourne, Kent, featuring locos 'Helga' and 'Zambezi', both running together for the first time since 1973 following extensive rebuilds. And three photos, albeit mobile phone shots so not of...
37087/37194 on 6M95 leaving Dungeness, approaching Midley Crossing, approaching Snargate Crossing and at Appledore, Kent, this afternoon:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/60590124@N08/5787382346/in/photostream/...
27 photos from the Kent & East Sussex Railway's 'Great K&ESR Gala' featuring visiting 3717 City of Truro and much of the home fleet of locos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60590124@N08/sets/72157626497977909/
Two videos to follow.
Comments Welcomed :)
37038/37601 on 6M95 Dungeness - Willesden Brent flask train this afternoon:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p69254921.html
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p69254963.html
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And three shots from February, featuring 'Hastings' DEMU 1001 and...
Black 5 44932 worked the RYTC's 'The Valentines Sussex Belle' Circular Charter around Kent and Sussex today. Here's a few shots:
Harrietsham, Kent:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p69013085.html
One station down the line at Lenham:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p69013088.html
and West...
Todays Quadruple Class 20 move from Tonbridge to St Leonards/St Leonards to Tonbridge with 73209:
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RSH Saddle Tank No. 62 'Ugly' and 37254 in action on the Spa Valley Railway in Kent today:
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http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p68602379.html
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35028 'Clan Line' and 44932 double heading a Christmas 'Cath Ex' Circular in a snowy Ashford today:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p68495488.html
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p68495474.html
A video @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inCpxz-RXWM
And a couple of units...
Just the one shot and a video of 60163 Tornado approaching Kenardington Crossing, near Appledore in Kent, whist working a Steam Dreams 'Cathedrals Express' Charter in the dull earlier today:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p68417585.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh-fhIw2_XQ
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The Bluebell Railway recieved their first through passenger train from the National Rail network to their new station at East Grinstead yesterday, when class 201 'Thumper' 1001 worked in from Hastings with the 'Hastings Blue Belle' Railtour.
Also at East Grinstead was 73141 and 4-VEP 3417...
A few updates from the past few days.
37601/37038/37069/37218 on 6M95 at Appledore, in really poor light, today:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p67850226.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dDbN-pcF5s
On Sunday I had a footplate ride on No. 1 'Green Goddess' along Romney, Hythe &...
A few shots from Kent taken this afternoon, featuring the RH&DR's No. 10 'Doctor Syn' passing through Lydd on the RH&DR, and 37603/37604 working the 6M95 Dungeness - Willesden flask train, seen at three locations on the Dungeness Branch:
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The Spa Valley Railway at Tunbridge Wells West, Kent, held their last 'Diesel Running Day' of 2010 on Saturday 16th October, featuring 33063, 37254 and on one train only, 73140, which caught fire at Groombridge.
Photos @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1907546.html
Videos:
Part 1 @...
Just two shots from today. One from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway of loco No. 6 'Samson' passing Dungeness Road Level Crossing:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p67658737.html
And one of 37667 and 37087 working the Dungeness flask train, seen departing Dungeness...
A few shots from Sevington, Ashford, Kent, from today, featuring 66845, 66126 with a freight and 70007 and a 395:
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p67578260.html
http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/p67578261.html
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A few shots and four videos from the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway's Gala Weekend on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd October, featuring all locos except one. Highlights included a quadruple headed train on the Saturday, a double headed parallel run to Hythe on the Sunday and a 28-mile triple...
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