Steaming through Virginia Water (Surrey – GU25)

 

 

Why not pop along to see my friends at the Great Cockcrow Railway, Lyne  <click here>

 

An enthusiastic work colleague started telling me when interesting locos were expected through Virginia Water.

Gradually I’ve built up a rather nice collection of images, and have decided to bring these together on this page.

One of the challenges to photographing these majestic machines, apart from being in the right place at the right time,

is to try to get camera settings ready for what can often be just a few critical seconds of opportunity.

I hope that the ‘experts’ might consider my little collection worthy of the effort involved.

 

BR 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN. Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific design  - 21 Sept 2021

 

45596 BAHAMAS – August 2021

 

 

 

BR 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN. Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific design  - May 2021

 

  

BR 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN. Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific design  - May 2019

 

 LMS Royal Scot Class 6100 (British Railways' number 46100) – September 2017

 

BR Standard Class 7 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”– July 2014 – Sept 2017

 

LNER Class A4 4488 Union of South Africa – August 2017

 

Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado – February 2017

 

 LMS Royal Scot Class 6100 (British Railways' number 46100) – October 2016

 

LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth – Sept 2016

 

Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado – 7 September 2016

 

LMS Jubilee Class 5699 GALATEA – August 2016

 

Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado – 23 July 2016

 

BR 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN. Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific design – 25 May & 1 June 2016

 

 

 

 

BR 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN. Gresley Class A3 4-6-2 Pacific design – 25 May & 1 June 2016

 

LNER Class 4-6-0 B1 No 61306 'Mayflower' – 14 Feb 2015

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado – June 2013

 

 

 

BR Standard Class 7 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”- Jul 2014           BR Standard Class 7 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”– July 2014

 

          LMS Black 5 Double Header 44871 & 45407   - Dec2013                   Light Pacific 34046 “Braunton” – June 2014

 

          LNER Class A4 4464 “Bittern”                                    BR Standard Class 7 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”

 

King Arthur class no 30777 “Sir Lamiel                                    LNER Class A4 4498 “Sir Nigel Gresley

 

BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                                         Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"

 

A4 Pacific 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand'                        LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth

 

SR BB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere                              Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"

 

LMS Black 5 Number 44932                                 LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

 

BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                            LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley                            

 

   Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"                    LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth

 

Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"                 BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                                        

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado                  LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

  

King Arthur class no 30777 “Sir Lamiel     LNER Class 4-6-0 B1 No 61306 'Mayflower'  BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                                                                

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

 

A4 Pacific 4492 'Dominion of New Zealand'                     Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"                    

 

BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                             Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"

 

BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                            Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"                                                         

 

Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"                                     LMS Black 5 Number 44932                                

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado               LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth

 

  LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth                             LMS Black 5 Number 44932

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado               LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado              

 

Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"

 

BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                       LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado                               

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado                  BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia                           

 

SR BB Class 4-6-2 no 34067 Tangmere                  LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado                                

 

Merchant  Navy Class  35028 "Clan Line"              BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia

 

 

LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado                LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado

 

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Alan@PhotoEyes.biz

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