Main Line Steam
Viewed across the Tiddy estuary, LMS Class 8P 'Duchess' 4-6-2 6233 Duchess of Sutherland crosses St Germans Viaduct (officially known as Tiddy Viaduct) and then Lynher Viaduct with the return 1Z85 1740 Par - Bristol TM 'Royal Duchy' on 15th September 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmKupdmksmQ
LMS Class 8P 'Duchess' 4-6-2 6233 Duchess of Sutherland slips, stalls and finally slogs up Hemerdon Bank taking around 10 minutes to finally clear the summit as she worked the 1Z25 0945 Plymouth-Minehead 'Great Britain XII' railtour on 29th April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuW9ff17o8
Leaving Plymouth for the final time, LNER Class A4 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa heads the 1Z11 1700 Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads 'Plymouth Christmas Market' railtour on 1st December 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ery-O0_n48U
Banked by WCRC Class 47/7 47746 Chris Fudge (which seemed to be doing alot of 'pushing'), LMS Black Five 4-6-0 45212 climbs to Whiteball Tunnel at Burlescombe with the return 1Z28 1730 Kingswear - Woking 'Dartmouth Express' on 9th June 2018. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52KpS5-ZJzk
SR Class 8P 'Merchant Navy' 4-6-2 35028 Clan Line passes Dawlish working the 1Z27 0800 Bristol Temple Meads - Kingswear 'Torbay Express' on 3rd June 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxngR0PZaC0
LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa storms through Evesham Station with the 1Z24 0808 Paddington - Worcester Shrub Hill 'Cotswold Venturer' on 26th August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWdR880O4bY
An Eastern invader! LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific 60009 Union of South Africa passes Haresfield Loop near Standish Junction with the 1Z52 1634 Worcester Shrub Hill - Paddington 'Cotswold Venturer' on 26th August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSJk4OfUTmg
LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot passes Laira Junction working the 1Z37 0852 Bristol Temple Meads - Par 'Royal Duchy' on 6th August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfoeEm30meo
Almost 90 years after the station closed, LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot passes the remains of Defiance Platform, near Saltash, with the 1Z37 0852 Bristol Temple Meads - Par 'Royal Duchy' on 6th August 2017. Opened by the GWR on 1st March 1905, the station served the nearby Royal Navy torpedo training school aboard HMS Defiance which was moored nearby, with most trains being formed of GWR steam railmotors and auto trains from Plympton, which were run for an extra ¾ mile beyond Saltash. On 4th February 1906 the line was doubled, and it became the junction for a deviation line to St Germans that allowed the removal of the remaining timber viaducts on the Cornish Main Line, with the station closing on 27 October 1930. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITaA1LKNOyc
LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot makes an impressive departure as she leaves Plymouth North Road with the 1Z39 1740 Par - Bristol Temple Meads 'Royal Duchy' on 6th August 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2xISW-F2pg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2xISW-F2pg
Filmed from the 'forbidden bridge' at Hemerdon, LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot passes Hemerdon Loops with the 1Z37 0852 Bristol TM-Par 'Royal Duchy' on 30th July 2017.
LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot passes Churchtown Farm, Forder, near Saltash working the 1Z37 0852 Bristol Temple Meads - Par 'Royal Duchy' on 30th July 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CLfZ5uJ6RI
LMS Class 7P 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot passes Churchtown Farm Bridge at Forder, near Saltash, with the return 1Z39 1740 Par - Bristol Temple Meads 'Royal Duchy' on 30th July 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyP94AzmmDU
Climbing the severe and tortous 1 in 36 / 1 in 44 gradient of Dainton Bank, LNER Class A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado nears Dainton Tunnel working the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
Making a welcome return to the west, LNER Class A1 4-6-2 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs Rattery Bank at Tigley with the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
Breaking new ground for the class and the first appearance for a Peppercorn Pacific in Cornwall, LNER Class A1
4-6-2 60163 Tornado passes Wearde Quay, near Saltash, as she heads the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
4-6-2 60163 Tornado passes Wearde Quay, near Saltash, as she heads the 1Z63 0803 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornishman' on 29th May 2017.
In one of the fastest ascents of Hemerdon Bank I have witnessed with steam, SR Battle of Britain 7P5F 4-6-2 34052 Lord Dowding (34046 Braunton) and LMS Class 6P 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot absolutely flatten the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Incline as they reach Hemerdon Summit working the 1Z46 0853 Penzance - Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads 'Great Britain X' on 7th May 2017.
In what is undoubtably the first Bulleid Pacific and Royal Scot pairing on a passenger train through the Royal Duchy, SR 'Battle of Britain' 7P5F 4-6-2 34052 Lord Dowding (34046 Braunton) and LMS Class 6P 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot cross Largin Viaduct working the 1Z46 0853 Penzance - Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads 'Great Britain X' on 7th May 2017.
In what is most probably the first Bulleid Pacific & Royal Scot pairing over the South Devon Banks, we see SR 'West Country' 7P5F 4-6-2 34052 Lord Dowding (aka 34046 Braunton) + LMS Class 6P 'Royal Scot' 4-6-0 46100 Royal Scot as they climb Rattery Bank and near Rattery Summit with the 1Z46 0808 Bristol Temple Meads - Penzance 'Great Britain X' on 6th May 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4REGdr1-GY
LMS Pacific action in the West! Making only her second visit to the West Country in recent years, LMS Class 8P Duchess 4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland made only her second visit to Plymouth in about 15 years as she headed the 'Royal Duchy' from Bristol to Plymouth, and we see her storming Dainton and Hemerdon Banks. The 'Duchy' was then taken on to Par by 47580 County of Essex, after the 'Duchess' had only just managed to squeeze onto the St Blazey turntable three weeks ago! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlTB44rwxCo
On 7th August 2016, LMS Class 8P 'Duchess' 4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland became the first ever Stanier Pacific to enter Cornwall. In this compilation, we see Duchess of Sutherland as she heads the 'Royal Duchy' charter through Devon and Cornwall, and we see the 'Duchess' at Parsons Tunnel, Hessenford, Par and Largin Viaduct in the Glynn Valley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQlXcvZXNcU
On 7th August 2016 the Dawlish Sea Wall witnessed two steam specials in close succession as LNER A1 Peppercorn Pacific 60163 Tornado headed the 'Torbay Express' to Kingswear, followed by LMS 'Duchess' 46233 Duchess of Sutherland heading the 'Royal Duchy' to Par. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnP4GwmDBas
LMS Jubilee 5XP 4-6-0 45699 Galatea climbs the 'Long Drag' on the Settle & Carlisle line as she heads the 1Z69 0618 Leicester - Carlisle Citadel 'The Hadrian' railtour on 11th October 2014. I must admit I do like 'Galatea' in BR Maroon livery! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt9sX2zGUY4
Looking glorious in BR Maroon livery, LMS Jubilee 5XP 4-6-0 45699 Galatea climbs to Ais Gill Summit on the Settle & Carlisle line as she heads the 1Z69 1440 Carlisle Citadel - Leicester 'The Hadrian' railtour on 11th October 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfueCgA99aI
Making a rare appearance for the LMS in the Far West, LMS Black Five 4-6-0 45407 passes through St Budeaux Ferry Road working the 1Z39 1745 Par - Bristol Temple Meads 'Royal Duchy' on 6th July 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8LAEse7Z4k
A rare occasion of a GWR 'Castle' conquering the South Devon banks single-handed as 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe climbs the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z48 1510 Plymouth - Oxford 'Zulu 48' railtour on 10th May 2014. This tour commemorated the 50th anniversary of the original '1Z48' railtour of 9th May 1964, which commemorated the withdrawal of the 'Castle' class in 1964. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOhtHXdcd6U
A very unusual combination, and possibly the first time ever an A4 and 'Brit' have double-headed, well certainly in the far west anyway! LNER A4 Pacific 4464 Bittern + BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 'Britannia' Pacific 70000 Britannia absolutely storm Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z28 1611 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' on 15th September 2012. This was definitely one of the fastest ascents of Hemerdon Incline I have witnessed to date with a 7MT & 8P/6F combination, making the power equilivent to a class 15! Wow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdUXaPnm8g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdUXaPnm8g
In an unusual Pacific pairing, LNER A4 4-6-2 4464 Bittern pilots BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 70000 Britannia at Exminster with the 1Z28 1611 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' on 16th September 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPpbXcn47H8
A highly unusual combination, LNER A4 Pacific 4464 Bittern + BR Standard 7MT 4-6-2 'Britannia' Pacific 70000 Britannia blast away from Whiteball Tunnel at Marlands with the 1Z28 1611 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' on 15th September 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-L6IYWnag
Main Line steam in the glorious Glynn Valley! SR 'Battle of Britain' 4-6-2 34067 Tangmere + BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell cross Drawood Viaduct working the 1Z28 1345 Penzance-Paddington 'Royal Duchy' on 5th May 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtg73iAIxS4
In a curious combination, we see GWR 'Castle' 4-6-0 5029 Nunney Castle + LNER A4 Pacific 60019 Bittern double-head as they climb Hemerdon Bank working the 1Z30 1615 Plymouth - Paddington 'Mayflower' charter on 11th September 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIcto3Q8gM
In glorious evening light and with Devonport Dockyard as a backdrop, 6024 King Edward I + 5029 Nunney Castle cross Forder Viaduct with the 0907 Paddington - Penzance 'Cornish Riviera' charter on 26th June 2010. A rare opportunity to photograph GWR steam in the Far West in the evening at this classic location! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2SBSA3-Be4
Filmed when the banks were alot clearer than they are today, we see a traditional GWR 'King' and 'Castle' pairing as 5029 Nunney Castle & 6024 King Edward I climb the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Bank as they work the 0907 Penzance - Paddington 'Cornish Riviera' charter on 28th June 2010. A classic GWR pairing, it is hard to believe that this was filmed almost 7 years ago! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydV3Aoj1u1U
One of the few occasions steam has been banked by steam on the Southern Main Line, LMS Black Five 4-6-0 44871 is banked by SR Class N15 'King Arthur' 4-6-0 30777 Sir Lamiel out of Weymouth as they climb Upwey Bank at the site of Wishing Well Halt with the 1Z28 1833 Weymouth - Paddington 'Royal Wessex' on 22nd May 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbgsJxNA-w
LMS Black Five 44871 + BR Standard 7MT Britannia Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell climb Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z84 1530 Plymouth - Bristol TM 'Great Britain III' on 7th April 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYUlO19IOUU
LNER A1 Peppercorn 4-6-2 Pacific 60163 Tornado climbs the 1 in 42 gradient of Hemerdon Bank on 8th August 2009 with the 1Z63 1607 Plymouth - Birmingham International 'Tamar Tornado.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aoKEgpxoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aoKEgpxoc
Two of Tyseley's finest! GWR 50xx 'Castle' 4-6-0 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe + GWR 49xx 'Hall' 4-6-0 4965 Rood Ashton Hall leave Didcot Parkway with the 1Z59 1642 Didcot Parkway - Solihull 'Great Western Echoes' railtour on 8th November 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCvaxG58W3o
Evoking memories of double-heading on the Southern Region, we see Bulleid & 'Brit' super-power as SR 'Battle of Britain' 7P5F 4-6-2 Bulleid Pacific 34067 Tangmere + BR Standard 7MT 'Britannia' Pacific 70013 Oliver Cromwell climb Hemerdon Bank with the 1Z22 1302 Penzance - Bristol TM 'Great Britain II' on 7th April 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUSlKUV2DoQ