UK Mainline Steam Photographs
2003 Onwards....
Note: All photographs are © Martyn Bane.
2003
5029 Nunney Castle and 5051 Earl Bathurst get serviced at Tavistock Junction. May 3 2003
4965 Rood Ashton Hall departs from Tyseley Locomotive Works for Birmingham Snow Hill. The loco and train were running empty in readiness to form the afternoon 'The Shakespeare Express' working to Stratford Upon Avon and return. August 31 2003
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76079 on the Whatley branch. September 13 2003
BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76079 at Clink Road Junction returning to Westbury from Whatley quarry. September 13 2003
60009 Union of South Africa recovers from a slip whilst climbing Dainton Bank in the wet. November 22 2003
60009 Union of South Africa a little bit further up Dainton Bank. She was not exactly going very fast at this point ! November 22 2003
60009 Union of South Africa making steady progress up Dainton Bank. November 22 2003
Almost there, but only just, 60009 Union of South Africa climbs Dainton Bank. November 22 2003
2004
3440 City of Truro just past Cogload Junction with the 'Ocean Mail 100'. May 08 2004
3440 City of Truro climbs Wellington Bank close to the spot where the speed record was set on May 09 1904. May 08 2004
3440 City of Truro at Shaldon Bridge, Teignmouth. May 08 2004
3440 City of Truro at Cockwood Harbour with the up 'Ocean Mail 100'. May 10 2004
3440 City of Truro approaches Burlescombe on the climb to Whiteball tunnel. May 10 2004
5029 Nunney Castle and 5051 Earl Bathurst climb the western side of Dainton Bank. May 31 2004
2005
6024 King Edward I climbs away from Charfield towards Wickwar with the Pathfinder Tours 'West Somerset Wanderer'. March 12 2005