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TR No 1 'Talyllyn' Bryn Erwys Vintage Train - 15.iii.2010 by robinstewart.smith

Talyllyn Railway 0-4-2ST No 1 'Talyllyn' (Fletcher, Jennings & Co 1864) heads up the Valley at Bryn Erwys above Rhydryronen with the original TR Vintage Stock on a working for Nant Gwernol on 15th March 2010

Copyright Photograph Robin Stewart-Smith - All Rights Reserved

26-9181 by George Hamlin

26-9184 by George Hamlin

(NEW) The Passenger Peeking Out of the Coach by jacklowry47

File: 2025005-0329

Highley Station, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 7th June 2025.

About the photograph.

This is one of the passengers, possibility wearing a 1940s style outfit as many other visitors did so, peeking out the the door as the train was leaving. He is seen taking photos on his mobile phone.

The train was being pulled by the British Rail Class 42 Warship serial number D821 and named Greyhound. The train, built in 1960, was named after a Royal Navy warship called HMS Greyhound, a destroyer that sunk in 1941.

The Class 42 was built between 1958 to 1961, at British Railway’s Swindon Works, and a total of 38 were produced. The Greyhound got two Maybach 1,135 hp engines, even thought it was a German manufacturer, the engines were made by Bristol Siddeley under licence.

The loco could hold about 3,600 litres of diesel fuel, no mention of what the maximum range would be, as they weren’t designed for long-distance non-stop runs, but the engines could give it a maximum speed of up to 90 mph.

They were then withdrawn from services around 1968 to 1972.

A railway preservation organisation called Diesel Traction Group were planning to buy a Class 22 but before they could get it, it was accidently scrapped, so British Railways offered a choice from the three remaining Warship locos, so the Diesel Traction Group bought series number D821 for preservation.

The photo was taken from a footbridge at Highley Station, and looking towards south.

About Severn Valley Railway.

The Severn Valley Railway is a 16 miles single track heritage railway line in Worcestershire and Shropshire, between the towns of Kidderminster and Bridgnorth. The railway line follows the course of the River Severn along the Severn Valley.

The train services are often hauled by a mix of vintage steam locomotives, and classic diesel locomotives, usually pulling resorted heritage carriages.

The Severn Valley Railway often holds special events during some weekends, and the Step Back to the 1940s event is one of the many events.

MGB 105 PE 902 at Hospental 09052026 by CP9524

The 2nd to last Glacier Express of the day to St. Moritz rolls across the impressive Richleren viaduct near Hosptental. In charge of the train until Disentis is cogwheel electric locomotive HGe 4/4 II #105, which is also one of the few HGe 4/4 II motors that features the Glacier Express livery. Later in the day #105 would end up leading my Glacier Express over to Zermatt.

"Make Mine a 99" by "Senseless Apprentice"

Wearing its recently reapinted "Ice Cream Van" colur scheme -a yet0to-be-named 31413 waits time at Birmingham New Street
with ???? ??:?? Birmingham New Street - Bewdley (SVR) on 22/4/1988.

(Does anyone have an train details please!)

(AI Assisted Recovery of Original Negative)