Another take on the Welsh Marches Express from Birmingham International to Cardiff Central (1Z47) as Black Fives 44871 and 45407 speed pass the semaphores and signal box at the delightful location of Pontrilas, Herefordshire, near the Welsh border.

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5029, Castle Class Nunney Castle, at Carmarthen Station. The weather changed for the worst whilst the steam engine took on water and coal for the onward journey to Tenby.

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Usually based at the Great Central Railway, LMS Ivat Class 2 2-6-0 46521 is seen leaving Blue Anchor Station en-route to Minehead at the West Somerset Railway's 2015 Spring Gala. She was built in 1953 and spent most of her working life in Wales. Withdrawn from service in 1966 she ended up at the Woodham Brothers Barry scrapyard in 1967 and was taken to the Severn Valley Railway for preservation in 1971.

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6233, "Duchess of Sutherland”, gets under way having been held at the bracket signal for a short while at Pontrilas. This is the 1Z49 Hereford – Tyseley charter, which was delayed by 70 minutes due to a fatality near Ludlow. The train proceeded at a snail’s pace from Tram Inn just south of Hereford but she got up a good head of steam as she proceeded upon the clear signal.

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Jubilee Class, 45699, 'Galatea', works hard on the approach to Blea Moor tunnel working the Dalesman 1Z49 York to Carlisle service.

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