7029 Clun Castle puts on a vocal display on the Merchant Venturer from Solihull to Bath & Bristol on a midweek Christmas Excursion. The outbound scenes start at Harbury where the late running Castle is seen bursting out of the short tunnel portal with a bit of help from the rear to regain time. just a few miles further up the line we see Clun roaring along at speed and sounding wonderful.
Having watered at Oxford we were able to catch the tour again, this time at Culham where the sound of Rolling Thunder was well showcased with the Castle putting down the power through the station and then heading away from the station towards Didcot. An impressive show as always from the flagship locomotive from Tyseley.
The return leg would see us head to Dorridge for a swift arrival and departure. This was followed on from a shot just up the line at Bentley Heath crossing. Unfortunately a nearby house alarm was sounding off through the proceedings and somewhat compromised the audio, so I've had to shorten down that scene. Regardless, it was still a superb sight and sound as 7029 roared away from Dorridge on the dying embers of the trip.
To finish the video the off there is a bonus shot of 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley returning Home to Crewe after completing its stint down south. The A4 can be seen accelerating though Lichfied Trent Valley after being held for a stopping Pendolino at Platform one. Not a bad way to finish off the year for us, as it now looks like another bout of strikes will cancel any of my other plans.
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26 авг 2024
