bike2steam Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 http://swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/spring-steam-gala-2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 . Not worth it -- no Q.1 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Just too many people to get decent pics, but here are a couple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froxfield2012 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 There were certainly plenty of people around on the Friday. As always I was reminded that the likes of Maurice Earley gave up altogether when this sort of rugby scrum became the norm every time a steam locomotive appeared! I also wondered how many of the army of photographers along the line actually paid to travel during the day, or were offered the opportunity to make a contribution to the costs of this event, which must have been considerable. I only took along my small Panasonic camera for few "snapshots" but, on the positive side, the weather was a delight. Looking through my pictures I realised that most were of 80146 and Manston, which could have been seen on any normal operating day!!!! A few results are below. Also, as far as the Swanage Railway was concerned, the trains seemed packed to capacity and on occasions beyond. The first train from Swanage was standing room only at Corfe by the time it returned from River Frome/Norden. So we changed our plans and rode up to River Frome first from the other platform! Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike2steam Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 There were certainly plenty of people around on the Friday. Well it certainly was a good weekend for Swanrail. The trains I saw running yesterday afternoon were all packed full. I was told that after accounting for all overheads including hiring, and running costs, they broke even by mid Saturday morning - the rest of the weekend was just all profit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Nice shots and one engine facing the sea for a change!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 This is only my second post around 'ere so I hope I'm doing nothing wrong, but there are a number of photos from the event on my Flickr photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/33651897341/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/33651891851/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/33396573290/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/32951429614/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/33664952091/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/32981480343/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicularbrit/33692045021/in/dateposted/ ...and a video can be found at: Regards Crackers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2017 This is only my second post around 'ere so I hope I'm doing nothing wrong, but there are a number of photos from the event on my Flickr photostream: Regards Crackers Wrong? I suspect I speak for others when I say this is Cracking stuff, Crackers! Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 Some of my photos from the weekend - more to follow: Namers and headboards: I've seen photos of the ACE headboard too nut missed that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 Some non-loco photos to give a feel for the atmosphere: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 More general views: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted April 5, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2017 And some more trains to finish: As Paul said above, not easy to get photos due to the sheer volume of people on platforms... The fields along the line were quite busy too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leander22b Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Can only repeat what has already been said. A terrific event made better by the glorious weather. I'm not sure I made full use of my 2 day rover but thoroughly enjoyed watching the trains go by. Thanks to all who made it possible. My album can be found at https://flic.kr/s/aHskXdgLXn Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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