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MAIN LINE STEAM DIARY
Mid Aug 2018 to Mid Oct 2018

4965 Rood Ashton Hall   on test run for new train operating company Vintage Trains.    35028 Clan Line  Belmond British Pullman.  34046 Braunton running as Lord Dowding on Royal Duchy plus move to Crewe along Welsh Marches.   44871  Forth Bridge and Borders Steam Special over Forth Bridge and to Tweedbank plus move to Southall. 45212     The Jacobite    45690   Leander   Cumbrian Mountain Express and various The Waverleys.  45699   Galatea   Cumbrian Mountain Express, The Fellsman, The Dalesman & The Salopian to Shrewsbury.     46100 Royal Scot   on Saphos Trains The William Shakespeare from Preston to Stratford Upon Avon.   46233   Duchess of Sutherland  move to Swanage.   48151    The Dalesmans ,  Cathedrals Express, Brief Encounter Steam Special and the Lune Rivers Trust Special to Scarborough 60009 Union of South Africa    Settle & Carlisle Golden Express, the Cotswold Venturer to Worcester, The Talisman to York.  60103 Flying Scotsman     The Waverley & The Ynys Mons Express to Holyhead.

NEWS AND EVENTS  Chasewater Steam Gala – 70000 Britannia on test on the Severn Valley – North York Moors Gala including B1 61264 – Pontypool & Blaenavon with Taff Vale Tank – 6023 King Edward II in Devon – Ivatt 78022 on test on KWVR – Extension to Princes Risborough – 34072 257 Squadron on test – Battlefield Line Gala – Met No 1 at Ongar – Llangollen Railways Along Cambrian Lines Gala – Swindon Museum and arrivals and departures with Hinton Manor, Ditcheat Manor and GWR 2818 – KESR Mixed train charter – Great Central Autumn Gala including B1 61264.

60009 Union of South Africa on Tour    The A4 on the Bluebell Railway and on the main line in the late summer and autumn including on the Settle & Carlisle, along the Berks and Hants, on the Cotswold line. Trains featured include the Cheshireman, on the Dorset Coast Express & The Swanage Belle plus the Cotswold Venturer the climb of Sapperton Bank.

AUTUMN GALAS      Severn Valley Railway  with resident and visiting locos including 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 46100 Royal Scot and 70000 Britannia. The Swanage Railway with 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, 34072 257 Squadron and Black 5 44871.   The West Somerset Railway  including 73082 Camelot, 34046 Braunton and Ivatt 41306.

WEST COUNTRY MAIN LINE    Steam through the West Country in recent weeks featuring 34046 Braunton, 60103 Flying Scotsman.

1 hr 55 mins approx