Raw Steam Power! Black 5 Winter Smoke Show & WCRC 37s Thrashing on the Marches скачать в хорошем качестве

Raw Steam Power! Black 5 Winter Smoke Show & WCRC 37s Thrashing on the Marches

A busy one yesterday up and down the Welsh Marches, with two railtours keeping things interesting. First up at Craven Arms was LMS Black 5 44781 on 1Z27 Hereford – Chester “The Christmas Cheshireman”, absolutely tearing up the bank towards Marshbrook and Shrewsbury with a great soundtrack and some excellent winter steam. About 50 minutes behind came the pair of WCRC tractors — 37669 + 706 — on 1Z42 Oxford Parkway – Blackburn for Pathfinder’s “Chester Christmas Explorer.” With a 30-minute layover for the tour, I headed to Cefn, catching them again easing across the viaduct. After a couple of hours in the area, I started picking up the return legs. First was 44781 again on 1Z28 Chester – Bristol Temple Meads, putting on a great show crossing Chirk Viaduct with more impressive smoke effects. Following its water stop in Craven Arms Loop, I grabbed another shot of it working hard out of the loop and powering through Craven Arms station. Rounded the day off at Leominster, where 37669 + 706 came charging through on 1Z43 Blackburn – Oxford Parkway, still sounding superb. Finished up with three bonus clips of various Class 67 + Mk4 sets seen throughout the day.