Steaming through Virginia Water (
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
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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
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
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
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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