GCR Swithland Steam Gala 9-11 May 2014

• The gala will feature passenger and freight trains running on the double-track heritage line - 70013, Oliver Cromwell will be starring alongside 9F, 92214 wearing new unlined, weathered livery

• Alongside these giants, we are welcoming two first time visitors: NYMR’s Lambton tank No.29 and SDR’s GW Pannier tank L92 in London Transport red livery

• Completing the motive power line-up from the GCR home fleet: LMS 8F No. 48624, LMS 3F ‘Jinty’ No. 47406, BR Standard 2 No. 78019, GNR N2 No.1744, SR’s King Arthur Class, ‘Sir Lamiel’ No. 777

• TPO (80301) will be on display & open to the public at Swithland and TPO (80345) will be in a passenger set and open to the public.

Who's going to this? Looks like an impressive line up!

 

I'll be there on the Friday, and Thursday before it starts to apply some weathering to the 9F.

 

Evening All,

For those of you thinking of attending this event full working timetables including loco and stock allocations are now available here:

http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/swithland-steam-gala/

Swithland Sidings will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Please bear in mind access is available only by using the shuttle bus service from Quorn and Woodhouse station.

Kind regards,

Phil

 

L.92 departed Buckfastleigh this afternoon after loading ready to take part in the gala which will not only be its first visit to the GC but also first visit away from home base in London Transpirt livery. Looking forward to coming up to see her perform on Britain's only preserved doubletrack mainline!
We hope you enjoy her. Like most 57xx panniers she packs a punch..

 

Evening all,

Photographs from today's first day of the 'Swithland Gala' are now online at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frank47524/sets/72157644637539873/

9F looks great, Pannier sounded ace! Good day all round!

 

The 9F looks great weathered. I understand she is going into lined green livery (like 92220) after this event.

 

A set of photos from Saturday are now online on my Zenfolio website here: - http://mickrogers.zenfolio.com/p311293119 As others have said, it was especially good to see the 9F in a weathered condition.
An excellent day, so my thanks to all who had a hand in the event.
Cheers,

 

If they are still after a name, I suggest "I coulden't afford Britannia"

 

hello
managed to get sunburn and a good drenching in weather that can only be described as changeable
the lampton tank stole the show for me looking great on the fright pity they never got the minerals out though
thanks for a great day out some pics at www.stevebottrill.zenfolio.com
regards

 

what's happened with the yellow 37?

 

Already being discussed on https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/gcr-tpo-set.273745/#post-846581

 

I thought she was being named as a combination of Great Central and Evening Star, so she could be attached to The Cromwell Pullmans...

'A Great Evening'

 

I always thought there was something poetic about Evening Star being the only named and green 9F.

 

I agree. If it was mine, I'd keep it looking like a 9F should look!!

 

My humble efforts from Saturday HERE.........

 

My video from the Saturday.