THE GOLDEN VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY GALA 2005

I arrived in time to catch the 1400 passenger service........

 

....... hauled by Alan Civil's Pearl 2 ..........

 

......... seen here at Newlands Inn.

 

I wandered back up the track (with permission) (with my hi-vis on) to catch Lyddia (ex-Museum of Army Transport)............

 

............ and Tubby, a 20 hp Simplex (ex-Museum of Army Transport) (the only one on the line) on a freight service.

 

Pearl 2 then came down with the next passenger service.............

 

............. with Pat keeping an eye on me!

 

There was a fairly good crowd................

 

Pearl 2 ran round....................

 

.......... before the next freight departed in the care of Berry Hill...........

 

............. and the Lister.

 

Once the freight had gone, Pearl 2 took water..............

 

............. and I wandered down to Brand's Sidings, to find Ellison, the line's T Class Simplex.............

.......... Tubby, which I was pleased to see retained its exhaust whistle...........

.......... and Campbell's taking a well-earned rest from the passenger service.

The freight came storming back up the hill..................

.............. but a problem with one of the skips meant the Ruston came back separately.

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Created on 20th August, 2005

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