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« on: September 27, 2023, 15:10:01 »

Coasting towards Heywood Jct on the way to Bath, this afternoon.

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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2023, 18:39:06 »

Lifted the safety valve on departure from Bath Spa and it stayed lifted for some time, rather masking the exhaust beat from the locomotive.

With a southerly wind, no opportunity for the 'Coal-fired loco exhaust scent' to make its way up the half mile or so from Bath Spa station into Lyncombe Vale as happened once before, finding me as I happened to be waiting in the autumn dusk on the old trackbed there, on the little viaduct just before Combe Down Tunnel - the scent causing an unexpected scalp-tingling, on account of being a once commonplace event there now so rare and so distant.

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« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2024, 12:57:56 »


Braunton passes Sherrington crossing at a very sedate walking pace this morning.



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« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2024, 13:27:28 »

Passing Norton Bavant at speed - Bath bound.



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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2024, 21:15:47 »

With many thanks for your posting of those excellent images, Clan Line, I've merged those posts here in to this specific topic - for ease of future reference.  Smiley

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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2024, 10:53:58 »

One final shot from Wednesday (and probably this year !)



I noticed from my photos that she didn't seem to be carrying much coal in the tender.

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