April 2010
70013 "Oliver Cromwell" & Black 5 No 44871 arrive into Totnes in an unsual formation with their two support coaches on the: 5Z98 10:05 Penzance to Totnes. The engines ran double headed tender first from Penzance to Plymouth, where they went round the Laira triange and 70013 ran round to lead the train to Totnes. The loco's attended the South Devon Railways Steam Gala after working a railtour to Penzance to previous day. 44871 later derailed on the South Devon Railway that evening, with one of the tender axles jumping off at Staverton, which closed the SDR between Staverton & Totnes for the remainder of the weekend. Sunday 4th April 2010.
Black 5 No 44871 & 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" stand in Totnes in an unsual formation with their two support coaches on the: 5Z98 10:05 Penzance to Totnes. The engines ran double headed tender first from Penzance to Plymouth, where they went round the Laira triange and 70013 ran round to lead the train to Totnes. The loco's attended the South Devon Railways Steam Gala after working a railtour to Penzance to previous day. 44871 later derailed on the South Devon Railway that evening, with one of the tender axles jumping off at Staverton, which closed the SDR between Staverton & Totnes for the remainder of the weekend. Sunday 4th April 2010.
Black 5 No 44871 & 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" stand in Totnes in an unsual formation with their two support coaches on the: 5Z98 10:05 Penzance to Totnes. The engines ran double headed tender first from Penzance to Plymouth, where they went round the Laira triange and 70013 ran round to lead the train to Totnes. The loco's attended the South Devon Railways Steam Gala after working a railtour to Penzance to previous day. 44871 later derailed on the South Devon Railway that evening, with one of the tender axles jumping off at Staverton, which closed the SDR between Staverton & Totnes for the remainder of the weekend. Sunday 4th April 2010.
43191 heads north through Totnes with a railtour, the: 1Z30 06:45 Plymouth to Paddington "The Bristolian" - (note the extra kitchen car on the front), taking passengers to connect with the GWR 175 special non stop run from Paddington to Bristol and return with GWR Castle 5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcombe" Saturday 17th April 2010.