Thursday, 12 May 2011

Steam Excursions

A4 Pacific locomotive 60019 'Bittern' 4-6-2 built in December 1937 on a steam excursion from York to Stratford on Avon on Thursday 12th May.

The run is approaching Henley in Arden in leafy Warwickshire just after 2pm.

In the winter of 2010/2011 the locomotive was repainted in LNER Garter Blue and renamed 'Dominion of New Zealand' 4492.

This loco was sadly scrapped.

I was the lone photographer at this location and the driver acknowledged my presence with a blast on the typical Pacific A4 harmonic whistle. Wonderful, just wonderful.




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