Paddock Garden Railway 12-03-17
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:01 pm
Managed to get another drive down to Hampton Loade as the weather was good the weekend before last...
Ffestiniog contingent out in force...
Mountaineer
Longest IoM train yet...4 Pairs and three 4-wheelers...
A line up of the main runners - Ffestiniog, Vale of Rheidol and IoMSR...
More of Vixen with the long IoMSR express. Got to say, I was impressed with the haulage capacity against Hampton Loade's steep gradients - then I remembered something key: although heritage chassis, it was fitted with all modern cylinders etc
Taliesin and Mountaineer doubleheading... one for all you prototypical purists..
Another fillup of Vixen...
All three main runners...
Up The Junction...
This is just how long and how much stock was on the Ffestiniog doubleheader...!
Both long trains out in force for a change...
Some Standard Gauge steam - newly restored Pannier 7714 doing the honours...
Video work?
Diesel Shunt...
Ffestiniog Train strolls by...
Vixen again...
Two ELR Quarry Hunslets came out to play next!
In tandem with the IoMSR rake...
More Quarry Hunslet action..
Up close shot of ELR QH
Final train, back to Douglas...
Multiple movements...
Busy Yard shot...!
All three lines engaged - Vale of Rheidol, Isle of Man and Quarry Hunslet action simultaneously. These are my top three narrow gauge favourites, so to see this occurance was bliss indeed!
Vale of Rheidol
Another busy yard - three in steam
Runaway Hunslet...
Final Wrap -- at about 4pm, we closed up as heavy rain came in to stop play.
Although a damp day, it'd been an enjoyable and easier than last time drive out, and I managed to get 'Vixen' a good running in after so long in winter storage
Ffestiniog contingent out in force...
Mountaineer
Longest IoM train yet...4 Pairs and three 4-wheelers...
A line up of the main runners - Ffestiniog, Vale of Rheidol and IoMSR...
More of Vixen with the long IoMSR express. Got to say, I was impressed with the haulage capacity against Hampton Loade's steep gradients - then I remembered something key: although heritage chassis, it was fitted with all modern cylinders etc
Taliesin and Mountaineer doubleheading... one for all you prototypical purists..
Another fillup of Vixen...
All three main runners...
Up The Junction...
This is just how long and how much stock was on the Ffestiniog doubleheader...!
Both long trains out in force for a change...
Some Standard Gauge steam - newly restored Pannier 7714 doing the honours...
Video work?
Diesel Shunt...
Ffestiniog Train strolls by...
Vixen again...
Two ELR Quarry Hunslets came out to play next!
In tandem with the IoMSR rake...
More Quarry Hunslet action..
Up close shot of ELR QH
Final train, back to Douglas...
Multiple movements...
Busy Yard shot...!
All three lines engaged - Vale of Rheidol, Isle of Man and Quarry Hunslet action simultaneously. These are my top three narrow gauge favourites, so to see this occurance was bliss indeed!
Vale of Rheidol
Another busy yard - three in steam
Runaway Hunslet...
Final Wrap -- at about 4pm, we closed up as heavy rain came in to stop play.
Although a damp day, it'd been an enjoyable and easier than last time drive out, and I managed to get 'Vixen' a good running in after so long in winter storage