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GCR - Winter Steam Gala - 2017
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Friday - 27/01/2017 and a freezing Friday morning for the start of the steam gala at Woodthorpe along the line.
Plenty of action to be seen with the first service from Loughborough being pulled by the guest engine - SR Q class 0-6-0 30541, light engine movements to start and freight trains.
Other regulars running include BR Pacific 4-6-2 - 70013 Oliver Cromwell. 30777 "Sir Lamiel" 6990 "Witherslack Hall"and LMS Ivatt 46521. I left at lunch time to thaw out hoping to return ... but that took the rest of the day.
Saturday - 28/01/2017. I set off for Kinchley lane to catch the first train. A Large crowd was already there and I set up and found that my camera battery had emptied its self over night and battery pack wouldnt work also. After 30 minutes of frustration and watching the trains roll past, I headed back to charge the battery and come back with a replacement camera returning within 30 minutes and loosing a great spot I had. I stayed until lunch and returned about an hour later with charged battery and working camera deciding to do some videos for a change.
Engines running today included yesterdays fleet plus 9F 92214, LMS Black 5 - 45305, LMS 8F 48624, LMS Jinty 47406, BR Std 2 tank - 78022 & DMU unit.
Very impressed withe the timetable, 10 steam engines and a DMU, freight, mineral wagon and traveling post office rake of coaches and movements fitted into a hectic timetable.
I tried my camera out doing videos for a change and impressed with the quality of them - taking some stills from them to use in this album.
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