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West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Spectacular

3rd to 6th May 2024

Friday 3rd.

GWR Modified Hall class no.6990 Witherslack Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

WSR Mogul no.9351 at Watchet.

9351 departing from Watchet.

GWR Manor class no.7828 Odney Manor approaching Dunster.

7828 Odney Manor double-heading with 6990 Witherslack Hall arriving at Dunster.

6990 Witherslack Hall arriving at Dunster behind 7828 Odney Manor.

GWR 94xx class no.9466 approaching Watchet.

9466 approaching Watchet.

GWR 66xx class no.6695 at Watchet.

6695 departing from Watchet.

BR B1 Class no.61306 Mayflower approaching Watchet.

61306 Mayflower approaching Watchet.

61306 Mayflower approaching Watchet.

9351 at Watchet.

LNWR Webb 'Coal Tank' no.1045 approaching Stogumber.

1045 approaching Stogumber.

1045 approaching Stogumber.

7828 Odney Manor approaching Stogumber.

7828 Odney Manor approaching Stogumber.

9466 approaching Stogumber.

9466 arriving at Stogumber.

9466 arriving at Stogumber.

6695 waiting to depart from Bishops Lydeard.

Saturday 4th.

61306 Mayflower waiting to depart from Bishops Lydeard.

6990 Witherslack Hall on the turntable at Minehead.

Hunslett no.1873 Jessie with the goods train at Minehead.

6990 Witherslack Hall at Minehead.

6990 Witherslack Hall waiting to depart from Minehead.

61306 Mayflower and 6990 Witherslack Hall at Minehead.

6990 Witherslack Hall departing from Minehead.

61306 Mayflower at Minehead.

1873 Jessie shunting goods wagons at Minehead.

61306 Mayflower waiting to take on coal and water at Minehead.

1873 Jessie and 61306 Mayflower at Minehead.

Minehead's signalman collects the token from the crew of 7828 Odney Manor on arrival at Minehead.

7828 Odney Manor arriving at Minehead.

1873 Jessie approaching Dunster with the goods train.

1873 Jessie passing through Dunster with the goods train.

7828 Odney Manor approaching Dunster.

7828 Odney Manor arriving at Dunster.

7828 Odney Manor at Watchet.

9351 and 6990 Witherslack Hall double head a train towards Watchet.

Sunday 5th.

1873 Jessie departing from Bishops Lydeard, with the steam hiding the train engine.

1873 Jessie piloting 61306 Mayflower departing from Bishops Lydeard.

9466 at Bishops Lydeard.

9466 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

1045 departing from Crowcombe Heathfield with the goods train.

6695 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

9351 at Stogumber.

1045 approaching Crowcombe Heathfield.

1045 arriving at Crowcombe Heathfield while 7828 Odney Manor
and 6990 Witherslack Hall wait at the platform.

7828 Odney Manor and 6990 Witherslack Hall waiting to depart from Crowcombe Heathfiled.

7828 Odney Manor and 6990 Witherslack Hall departing from Crowcombe Heathfiled.

7828 Odney Manor and 6990 Witherslack Hall departing from Crowcombe Heathfiled.

61306 Mayflower approaching Crowcombe Heathfield.

61306 Mayflower approaching Crowcombe Heathfield.

61306 Mayflower arriving at Crowcombe Heathfield.

Crowcombe Heathfield signalman ready to exchange tokens with the crew of 9351.

Token exchange completed. 9351 continues through the station without stopping.

1045 at Crowcombe Heathfield with the goods train.

1054 waits as 9466 arrives at crowcombe Heathfield.

9466 on the triagle at Norton Fitzwarren.

Monday 6th.

61306 Mayflower at Bishops Lydeard.

6990 Witherslack Hall approaching Blue Anchor.

6990 Witherslack Hall arriving at Blue Anchor.

6990 Witherslack Hall arriving at Blue Anchor.

6990 Witherslack Hall at Blue Anchor.

7828 Odney Manor arriving at Blue Anchor.

The crew of 7828 Odney Manor and the Blue Anchor signalman exchange tokens.

7828 Odney Manor departing from Blue Anchor.

61306 Mayflower at Blue Anchor.

9351 arriving at Blue Anchor.

61306 Mayflower at Williton.

61306 Mayflower departing from Williton.

6696 at Williton.

1054 at Bishops Lydeard.

61306 Mayflower approaching Bishops Lydeard.

61306 Mayflower approaching Bishops Lydeard.

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