Taff Vale 150th, October '91 - Photos.

[BestWestern]

Hi all,

I'm searching, on behalf of a friend, for photographs of the Taff Vale 150th event which took place in 1991. This involved Standard Tank 80080 hauling a series of specials in the Welsh Valleys, the first mainline steam there since 1965. I'm interested in the trip of 6th October, which involved a run up to Treherbert, and particularly of any decent shots of the locomotive crew - a now deceased relative was on the footplate. There are a couple of very nice videos on YouTube, but some stills would be absolutely wonderful! It's a long shot, but if anybody happens to have any, online or hard copies, I'd love to hear from you!

Regards all, BW.

 

[Merthyr Imp]

In case you're not already aware, the book 'Valley Lines: The People's Railway' by John Davies & Rhodri Clark, published by Platform 5 in 1996 includes a photo of 80080 on one of the specials at Ystrad Rhondda station. No actual date is given in the caption which just refers to the specials running on 'a few weekends in October 1991'.