GCR 'Last Hurrah' gala 20th November 2021

Went down to the GCR 'Last Hurrah' Gala yesterday, spent about 5 hours there and travelled behind 5 of the steam locos, 6990,92214,68067,48305 & 73156
And seeing 78018 & 45305 outside the shed
Setting the scene was 92214 City of Leicester at Loughborough
https://tinyurl.com/b7s2u887
78018 not in steam
https://tinyurl.com/eufvthed
73156
https://tinyurl.com/n84seddd
Little and large, 68067 doubleheads 92214
https://tinyurl.com/xy7anzyx
48305
https://tinyurl.com/7zkrn7ad
https://tinyurl.com/p7f2uke3
45305 now withdrawn for overhaul
https://tinyurl.com/su7j34s
46521 was in charge of the dinning train
https://tinyurl.com/4t2sysup
6990 Witherslack Hall
https://tinyurl.com/9pcaxvbh
7027 Thornbury Castle boiler
https://tinyurl.com/s7srxbn2

Neil

 

Most of the GCR Diesel fleet were on view, with
D8098 working goods trains throughout the day
https://tinyurl.com/532cjzff
55019 Royal Highland Fusilier
https://tinyurl.com/3r56e8zd
50017 Royal Oak
https://tinyurl.com/ypafm37c
37714 Cardiff Canton
https://tinyurl.com/cxvp53zt
D123 Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry
https://tinyurl.com/67dewv3m
D4317 & 13107
https://tinyurl.com/hm6wyhwc
D5185
https://tinyurl.com/3zpz935r
D6535
https://tinyurl.com/fcaewkab
1705 Sparrowhawk
https://tinyurl.com/4jb994xu

Neil

 

Nice pictures Neil - thanks for posting. I thought the Windcutters were running, but I only saw the van train ?

 

they were but i never got a photo, except when the class 20 was hauling them, but you cant see the wagons in my photo

Neil