The Main Event
With an engineering train having passed through Purley at the scheduled departure time (see previous upload) of a 'Steam Dreams' charter service, it was good to see Brush type 4 No. 47 593 'Galloway Princess' roll into platform 3 shortly after with the expected Oxford bound excursion.
Some of those present were expecting to see a steam locomotive on the front of the charter, which had started from Haywards Heath, but this was not scheduled to be attached until Willesden South West Sidings.
The Main Event
With an engineering train having passed through Purley at the scheduled departure time (see previous upload) of a 'Steam Dreams' charter service, it was good to see Brush type 4 No. 47 593 'Galloway Princess' roll into platform 3 shortly after with the expected Oxford bound excursion.
Some of those present were expecting to see a steam locomotive on the front of the charter, which had started from Haywards Heath, but this was not scheduled to be attached until Willesden South West Sidings.