September - Intercity Railway Society

The month ended with another short overnighter and started with the early evening at Widney Manor
photographing the steam rush hour traffic out of Birmingham Snow Hill before going into Birmingham
and 44716 taking me to Rugby to doss down until the first Peterborough East train left. I must have
been tired as I only wrote down the diesels and it was very early as I returned from Peterborough on
the 06.43 to Northampton taking photographs of the stations as I paid my last respects to another line
closure. I was the only passenger until two got on at Thorpe and one of those got off next stop at
Thrapston. From Northampton to Rugby I travelled behind D325 on a Euston to Workington train, I can
imagine what Virgin would think of that today! A DMU returned me home after a good action packed
month.
Churchward 2-8-0T 5235 (w/d 09/65)
Severn Tunnel Jnct, 26 April 1964
Churchward 2-8-0 3856 (w/d 10/64)
Severn Tunnel Jnct, 26 April 1964
Coincidentally David has again managed to capture on film two more items of rolling stock since
preserved, of which I have managed to show W79976 in its current state.…ed.
(to be cont)
Preservation Photo Spot - 1
Forgotten Locos
Cl.11 shunter 12052 under long
term restoration inside the small
jam packed shed at Brechin on the
Caledonian Railway
It is being fitted with a
Cl.08 engine,
14 August 2011
This was as a good a shot I could
get from the side door. No space
to get a ¾ view.
(with permission)
The other resident working Cl.11
12093 is pictured on the rear of the
UK Combine, Spring Edition
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