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The Swanage railway. Ex-BR Standard Class 4 tank 80104 (built at Brighton in 1955) was the duty locomotive for the half term passenger service from Swanage to Norden in February 1999 | |
| Swanage railway images - a collection of images captured at various times on this working
community railway.
Swanage Railway images - 1999 - 2001 |
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Paignton and Dartmouth Railway in 1999. Ex-GWR 2-6-0 tank locomotive number 4555 (built Swindon) now named 'Warrior' was one of the two locomotives servicing the summer peak timetable. | |
| West Country images including P&DSR plus the South Devon Railway, Dobwalls etc.
West Country railway images - click a thumbnail to view full image |
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Standard Class 4MT 76079
heads a Bristol to Plymouth service past Whiteley Farm, Totnes on the climb to Rattery - Sunday 5th August 2001. |
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Collett 0-6-0 No. 3205
runs around its train at Totnes Littlehempston on the South Devon Railway - August 2001 |
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Canadian Pacific
1st July 2000 - Merchant Navy class 'Canadian Pacific' running Bournemouth to Birmingham passes the down service train at Sway, Hampshire |
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73082 - 'Camelot'
Ex-BR Standard Class 73082 - Camelot - leaves Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway (photo: Jim Wickham) |
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Raveningham Hall
Very much a GWR scene - Raveningham Hall between Toddington and Winchcombe on a cold day at the beginning of April 2000. |
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King Edward II
An unusual visitor to Southern rails - a late running ex-GWR King Edward II runs past New Milton on Saturday 13th November 1999. |
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at 04:30! KEII suffered problems and was helped along by a Class 33 diesel at the rear of the train.
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BR Standard Class 5
Ex BR Standard Class 5 headed the Dorset Flyer through Sway (New Forest) on Saturday 15th May 1999. |
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| Running 10 minutes late, the locomotive was working hard as it passed through Sway on its way to Weymouth.
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EWS Class 60
A summer afternoon at Sway in Hampshire - EWS diesel loco hauls empty stone trucks towards Bournemouth on 1st July. The station (UK 'Most Passenger Friendly Station') was soon to echo to the sound of a Merchant Navy at speed....... |
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
PS Waverley is the world's last sea-going paddle steamer - and an absolute treat for steam enthusiasts. She is a regular early Autumn visitor to Southampton and the Solent region. Visit the Waverley Excursions site for full details and sailing schedule. |
PS Waverley - September 15th 2001
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Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair - July 2000
The biggest Netley Marsh event yet - and its 30th year. |
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| Pictures from the Netley Marsh Steam Show
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Great Dorset Steam Fair - September 1999
The 1999 Dorset Steam Fair was hot, bright and sunny - a brilliant opportunity to see a wide range of engines working in the field. |
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Great Dorset Steam Fair - September 1998
Another dull day! The great Dorset working of steam engines is a chance to see a vast number of working engines at probably the largest rally anywhere! |
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| Pictures of the Dorset Steam Fair 1998
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Images on these pages were originated using the Sony Mavica digital camera.
All images are © Peter J. Milford. No reproduction without the permission of the copyright owner. |
More Mavica images at: PicFiles page |
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