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Nunney Castle Failure, 37229 to the rescue!

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Bit of an apology for the radio silence over the Christmas Period, took the time to have a bit of a resbite from working long hours and editing after! Filmed way back on 31st August 1996 L.S.W. Railtours ran The Severn Valley Explorer from Clapham Junction to Kidderminster via Hereford. Filmed near Pontrilas the tour is seen heading north towards Hereford where it was declared a failure due to collapsed brick arch, with shots around Hereford. 37229 was attached to assist for the rest of the journey to Kidderminster Severn Valley Railway, seen around Withington. 47793 returned the tour via Swindon to Clapham.
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A railtour operated by L.S.W. Railtours on 31 August 1996 encountered a track failure near Pontrilas due to a collapsed brick arch, causing the journey from Clapham Junction to Kidderminster via Hereford to be halted. The tour was assisted by locomotive 37229 for the remainder of the trip to Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway, with scenes captured around Withington. The return journey was handled by 47793 via Swindon back to Clapham. The video includes footage from locations including Clapham Junction, Hereford, Kidderminster, and Swindon.

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  • Platform ID z9ObseSUKsg
  • Views 879
  • Date published 11 Jan 2021 19:44
  • Date added 24 Apr 2026 11:30
  • Recorded 31 Aug 1996
  • Locomotives 1
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