© Geoff’s Rail Diaries 2011 All Stretton, on day 7 of the 9-day "Great Britain IV" tour - the train has returned from its protracted visit to Scotland, and today is travelling from Preston to Bristol - via the "North and West". Here no. 5029 “Nunney Castle” is seen making a slightly laboured ascent of the climb from Shrewsbury to Church Stretton -only another mile or two and it will be whisking its way down to Hereford. Colder air might have helped, photographically, or perhaps a wisp of steam at the safety valves. Can't have everything - much better conditions than we had in March for the Duke... (yes, the pictures run from right to left - because that's the direction the train was travelling...)