Taking charge of the second ‘Garden of England Lunchtime Tour’ and ‘Sunset Steam Express’ circulars of the year, 70000 Britannia would make a return to Kent and Surrey, hauling the two services for Steam Dreams.
Beginning with the Kent circular, Britannia is firstly captured at South Darenth, gliding away from Farningham Road. The next shot comes from the foot crossing at Selling, as Britannia climbs the 1-in-100 grade cautiously being hot on the tale of a southeastern service. Overtaking the train while it stopped at Canterbury for water, we head to Aylesham, witnessing the train heading for Dover. Heading south, the Brit is next captured at Westenhanger, running alongside HS1, powering back up to line speed having been held by a freight train. Moving onto Hildenborough bank, we witness Britannia lifting the 13 coach train with ease up the bank, captured from Philpots Ln.
In the evening, we headed to Reigate for the Sunset circular round the Surrey hills. Having been checked by the level crossing, Britannia puts on a show for the crowd as she works hard to lift the 13 coach train into the station from cruising speed, making for a perfect end to the days filming.
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6 сен 2024
