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Train Photographs - Page 4

Virgin HST at Lickey

A Newcastle-bound Virgin Voyager powers its way up Lickey Incline.

66008 descend Lickey Incline

66008 thunders over Alvechurch Lane bridge on the Lickey Incline towards Bromsgrove.

Asbestos

Here we see Asbestos (0-4-0ST 2780) at Chasewater Heaths station on the Chasewater Railway on a run using a different coal supply than the one usually used on the railway leading to it belching-out clouds of black smoke: great!

Asbestos cab view

Again, this is Asbestos but a cab view showing the rather simplistic layout of controls used on this industrial engine.

Sentinel

Ex-Pleck Gas Works Sentinel loco 9632 is here seen at Chasewater Heaths station on the Chasewater Railway.

Sentinel cab view

Here we see a cabview of Sentinel 9632 showing part of the somewhat unusual 'upright boiler' design employed by the Sentinel Company on several of their locos.

0-4-0st

Another piece of local history is provided by Peckett & Sons 0-4-0st 917 made in 1902 and used at Albright & Wilson's chemical works at Oldbury. It is seen here at Bronwhills West station.

Stourbridge Town DMU

This shot shows T133 'Bubble' car' at Stourbridge Town station, date unknown but would assume early 1980s.

170117 at Shrub Hill

Central Trains Turbostar 170117 sits 'off route' at bufferstops, Worcester Shrub Hill.

50904 at Shrub Hill

First Great Western Class 180 number 50904 at platform 2, Worcester Shrub Hill.

DL7 at Chasewater

Ruston DL7 diesel shunter and wagons on permanent way duties between Norton Lakeside halt and Chasewater Heaths station on the Chasewater Railway.

DL7 at Chasewater

As previous shot.

60028 at Wilmcote

EWS 60028 John Flamsteed at rest with a track train at Wilmcote station.

Voyager at Cofton Tunnel

An unidentified Virgin Voyager entering the site of Cofton Tunnel on a Bristol Temple Meade to Birmingham New Street service.


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