Merchant Navy Class 35028 'Clan Line' makes a welcome return to main line service with a railtour from Victoria to Bath via Salisbury. Seen hauling the pullmans towards Wylye on the line between Salisbury and Westbury.

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Merchant Navy Class 35028 'Clan Line' brightens up a dull evening with a powerful display hauling the Pullmans up Upton Scudamore bank unassisted. The return leg of her return railour after overhaul, from Bath to London Victoria via Salisbury.

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Visiting from the South Devon Railway, pannier tank 1369 works towards Bewdley tunnel with a goods train bound for Kidderminster. Taken on Saturday morning of the Spring Steam Gala, 1369 was brought in as a later replacement for failed resident 813. 12 vehicles in this rake of wagons, a real testament to those who restore and maintain them.

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7812 Erlestoke Manor works out of Bewdley with the 0759 to Bridgnorth, Saturday morning of the Spring Steam Gala. With the gala timetable having early morning trains I was keen to take advantage and get some shots from different angles. Initially looked at the viaduct just out of shot on to the left but this view was better. Got lucky with the traffic, have brightened up the sign for the railway a little. May do a version where I try and take out as much modern stuff as I can, this 'as it was' will do for now though!

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D1015 'Western Champion' passes the classic viewpoint at Kings Sutton with its loaded test run/Pathfinder one way railtour from Paddington to Birmingham New Street. The largest gallery I have personally ever seen up on the bridge for this, think there must have been about 50 strong by the time it came.

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