Steam locomotive 75069 on her first day back at the Severn Valley Railway.
British Railways Riddles standard class 4MT steam locomotive 75069 back in service on the Severn Valley Railway. This was her first official train since she was withdrawn from service in the 1990s. The loco returned to service here on Saturday morning February 16th 2019. This was the 10.30 am train from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. An hour earlier I photographed her leaving Bridgnorth with the same train. A bit of a mad run up to the tunnel at Bewdley to get this image where there was quite a gallery of photographers. The light wasn't as strong as at Bridgnorth and by now a wind had kicked up too. But this was a little moment in railway preservation history and 75069 looked magnificent on her first day back at the SVR.
Steam locomotive 75069 on her first day back at the Severn Valley Railway.
British Railways Riddles standard class 4MT steam locomotive 75069 back in service on the Severn Valley Railway. This was her first official train since she was withdrawn from service in the 1990s. The loco returned to service here on Saturday morning February 16th 2019. This was the 10.30 am train from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. An hour earlier I photographed her leaving Bridgnorth with the same train. A bit of a mad run up to the tunnel at Bewdley to get this image where there was quite a gallery of photographers. The light wasn't as strong as at Bridgnorth and by now a wind had kicked up too. But this was a little moment in railway preservation history and 75069 looked magnificent on her first day back at the SVR.