Staring the Doyen of the Great Western in yet another stunning come-back to the British stage... Ladies and gentlemen, Steam Age Pictures proudly present, City Of Truro!
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4472 Flying Scotsman on one of her last VSOE workings, to Southampton Docks. |
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BR Riddles Standard Class 5, 73096: main-stay of the Cathedrals Express and Daylight Limited services. |
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5029 Nunney Castle: in filthy weather on a Paddington – Bristol charter, and on branch lines around Bristol. |
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3440 City Of Truro: on her test run, the 100 mph centenary special, a Shakespeare Express turn, and two positioning trains, from York to Tysley and from Tysley to Didcot. |
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4965 Rood Ashton Hall double-headed with City of Truro from Tysley to Didcot, then took the train back on its own. |
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60009 Union of South Africa: on a Brimingham – Paddington train, via High Wycombe. |
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34067 Tangmere worked a series of VSOE Pullman excursions to Oxford and Worcester. |
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34027 Taw Valley worked a Sunny South Special from Waterloo to Weymouth and back. |
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71000 Duke Of Gloucester on a Cathedrals Express working to Stratford-upon-Avon. |
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6024 King Edward I, also with a train to Stratford. |
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In November and December, 3440 City Of Truro worked down to Plymouth and back, and hauled a post-Christmas tour around Stratford and Leamington Spa. |