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Stanier mogul 2968 hurries up the 1 in 150 of
Shifnal bank with the "Chester Chuffer"
railtour on 13 December 1997. The distance
between the two bridges is about 0.7 miles - so I
reckon the train is doing about 64 mph.
(1m 10s / 1085k)
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On an altogether different scale - "Samson"
bustles along the 15" gauge RHDR main line
near Dymchurch, 28 May 1996
(40s / 641k)
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BR standards 78022 and 75078 burst out of
Mytholmes tunnel and hurry on up towards Haworth
on the Worth Valley Railway, 2 May 1998
(35s / 559k)
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LNWR "Coal Tank" makes an
impressive departure from Keighley with the Worth
Valley's "Vintage Train". Note the
superb ex- NER directors' saloon at the rear. 2
May 1998 (41s / 655k)
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From the sublime...
The replica of Trevithick's 1802 Pen-y-Darren
loco is seen in action on the 4ft gauge plateway
(laid between the standard gauge metals in the
oil siding) at Ironbridge power station. Ever
seen a steam loco being bump-started before? May
1997(1m 9s / 1676k)
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9F 92203, visiting the Llangollen Railway, is
seen drifting along beside the river Dee with a
demonstration freight on a cold, still January
day, 1997. Lots of nice freight sounds... (50s / 783k)
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9Fs 92212 and 92203 blast away from the
quarry at Cranmore with 16 loaded bogie hoppers (and
the Yeoman GM "switcher" for braking
only) - about 1700 tons. David Shepherd is seen
in the cab of his engine as the train rolls back
into the quarry. 27 June 1998
(Please excuse the slight wobbles - hand held,
and a swaying fence)(1m 57s /
1804k)
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The return leg of the "Chester Chuffer"
- 2968 roars through the middle roads of
Wellington station in the early evening of 13
December 1997. (1m
15s / 1171k)
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