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Avon Valley Railway - End Of Season Gala - 16/10/11

A visit to the Avon Valley Railway for their 'End Of Season Gala'. The event was to features goods trains, local passenger trains and even 'The Pines Express' but for me the main attraction was visiting Black 5 no.45379 who was visiting from the Mid Hants Railway. Initial restoration of her actually took place on the AVR at Bitton in the 1970s and 80s, in 1997 she moved to the Great Central Railway (North) at Ruddington where further restoration work took place, then in 2002 she moved to her current home at the MHR where restoration was completed and she was returned to service in September 2010. The AVR is the first railway she has visited since her restoration. The full line up of locos was: From the home fleet: Robert Stephenson Hawthorn 0-6-0T no.7151 Chrzanow Ferrum 0-6-0T no.4015 'Karel' (Only ran on the Saturday) Visiting: LMS Stanier Class 5MT 'Black 5' 4-6-0 no.45379 GWR 1366 Class 0-6-0PT no.1369 (From the South Devon Railway) Hunslet 0-6-0ST no.1873 'Jessie' (From the Llangollen Railway) Shots included in this video are: 45379 approaching Avon Riverside Station on a passenger working. 1369 making her way to Bitton with a goods train. 45379 departing Avon Riverside crossing the bridge over the River Avon. 7151 departing Avon Riverside light engine for Bitton. 1369 returning to Avon Riverside with the goods. 7151 & 1873 run light to Avon Riverside. 45379 rolling down the bank on approach to Avon Riverside. With a combined tractive effort of 50,476 lbs, 1873 & 7151 storm up the bank with the goods train towards Bitton. Taking things easy, 1369 strolls up the bank to Bitton on a passenger working. 1873 & 7151 return with the goods train, 1369 also returns with the passenger set. 7151 now leading, the two industrial tanks make another storming run up the bank with the goods. 45379 takes the passenger set up the bank heading for Bitton & Oldland Common. 1873 departs Bitton with the goods set for Avon Riverside. 1369 departs Bitton with a passenger working bound for Oldland Common. 1873 runs into Bitton from Oldland Common with the goods. 1369 returns from Oldland Common. 7151 departs Bitton on the local set. 45379 departs Bitton for Oldland Common on the goods train. Filmed on a Panasonic HDC-HS60 HD Camcorder Enjoy