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MAIN LINE STEAM DIARY
Summer 2022
7029 ‘Clun Castle’ on the ‘Return to Steam Celebration’ including climb of Sapperton & the ‘Shakespeare Express’ 34067 ‘Tangmere’ on a ‘Settle & Carlisle Steam Special’. 35018 ‘British India Line’ on ‘The Pendle Dalesman’ a run via Ais Gill and Shap, the ‘Dalesmans’ via Ais Gill and on the climb to Shap. 34046 ‘Braunton’ on ‘the Fellsmans’ to Carlisle. 35028 ‘Clan Line’ on the ‘Atlantic Coast Express’ to Exeter via Templecombe Bank and the ‘End of Southern Steam’ to Yeovil Jcn and Weymouth. Black 5 45231 on an ecs move from Crewe to Southall via the West Coast Main Line. 45690 ‘Leander’ on ‘The Waverley’ to Carlisle. 45696 ‘Bahamas’ on ‘The Yorkshireman’ at Toton and to York, ‘The Cotswold Venturer’ including the climb of Sapperton and the ‘Kentish Belle’ from Victoria to Kent. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ on ‘The Yorkshire Coast Express’ via the Hope Valley, the ‘Capital Express’, tours from Edinburgh around the Fife circuit and ‘The William Shakespeare’. 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ on ‘The Dalesman’, ‘The Scarborough Spa Express’ and ‘The Cumbrian Mountain Express’. 6233 ‘Duchess of Sutherland’ on ‘The Windsor Flyer, the ‘South Devon Explorer’, an ecs move up the Lickey Incline, ‘The White Rose’ and ‘The Cheshireman’ on the West Coast Main Line. 4498 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ on a test run around the Crewe to Shrewsbury circuit and the return to revenue earning service on the 21st May. 70000 ‘Britannia’ on Jubilee run to Windsor, the ‘Welsh Marches Whistler’ and the ‘English Riviera Express’.

News & Events. 34027 ‘Taw Valley’ running in purple Platinum livery – Industrial tank – Gloucs Warks ‘Cotswold Festival of Steam’ with a range of visiting and home power including 92203 and 41312 – Gwili Railway Pannier – Strathspey Railway Black 5 – Epping & Ongar Prairie – ‘Fenchurch 150 – KWVR Centenary.

North of the Border featuring the Jacobites with 44871, 45212 and 45407, recent specials over the Highland Main Line and 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ on Fife circuits in June.

A Bulleid Bows Out with the last runs of 34053 ‘Sir Keith Park’.

Contrasting Pacifics featuring 70000 ‘Britannia’, 4498 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ and 34046 ‘Braunton’ in company with ‘Britannia’ on the Devon Banks.

Steam Age Junction with steam action in and around Hellifield over the years including 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’

RUNNING TIME APPROX 110 MINUTES