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MAIN LINE STEAM DIARY
Summer 2021
31806 light engine move and Fathers Day special to Portsmouth. 35028 ‘Clan Line’ on Surrey Hills VSOE circuit. 34028 ‘Braunton’ on a ‘Fellsman’ over the Settle & Carlisle, ‘The Lakelander’ over Shap & return via the Cumbrian Coast. 35018 ‘British India Line’ on a ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ over Shap & Ais Gill, the ‘Bournemouth Express’ & ‘The End of Southern Steam’ to Yeovil and back via Weymouth, ‘The Pendle Statesman’ to Carlisle and ‘The Waveley’ over the S & C. Black 5 45231 charter over the Central Wales Line, the ‘Severn Valley Enterprise’ including Old Hill Bank. 45690 ‘Leander’ on the ‘North Wales Coast Express’ and ‘The Pendle Statesman’. 45596 ‘Bahamas’ on special from Paddington to Westbury and Salisbury including Upton Scudamore bank, ‘The Kentish Belle’ to Faversham, ‘The Royal Duchy & ‘The Dorset Coast Express’. 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ on ‘English Riviera Express’, ‘The Bristol Harbour Express’, ‘The Settle and Carlisle Statesman’ & ‘The Welsh Marches Express. 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ on a Dalesman’ over Ais Gill & Shap – ‘The Pendle Statesman’, ‘The Welsh Mountaineer’ to Blaneau Festiniog plus an unassisted Dalesman over Shap. 6201 ‘Princess Elizabeth’ on two runs of the ‘Settle & Carlisle Steam Special’ with scenes on the climb to Shap. 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on tour to Scotland and on ‘The Waverley’. B1 ‘Mayflower’ tour to Portsmouth and Southend plus the ‘Royal Windsor Express. 60163 ‘Tornado’ on the ‘Royal Duchy’, ‘The Cheshireman’ from Euston to Chester, ‘The Viking Explorer’ and on tour over Beattock to Carnforth.

News & Events. A1 ‘Tornado’ on the Swanage Railway – Strathspeys Black 5 5025 returns to service – SPA Valley Railways ‘Summer Steam Up’ featuring ‘Sir Keith Park’ running as classmate 34095 ‘Brentnor, Terrier ‘Knowle’ and Hunslet Austerity ‘Douglas’ – 60009 ‘Union of South Africa’ on the East Lancs Railway.

Eastern Steam featuring B1 ‘Mayflower’ on runs from Norwich to Bury St Edmunds.

Scotsman on Tour. 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on tour from Edinburgh and over Forth Bridge on ‘The Edinburgh Flyer’ plus tours South of the Border including the Settle & Carlisle.

Through the Cumbrian Hills with 45690 ‘Leander’, 60163 ‘Tornado’ and 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ in action in the North of England during the Summer.

Steam on the Lickey featuring 46100 ‘Royal Scot’ and Black 5 45231 on the ‘Bristol 40’ on the unassisted ascent of the Lickey during the Summer from various vantage points on the famous incline.

1 Hour 46 minutes