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Railways, steam in 2003. 76079, at Merehead and Whatley Quarries

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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Mendip Branch Explorer with Pathfinder Tours. With a group of fellow photographers, all with still cameras, I started off at Whatley Quarry to record the arrival and departure of the tour. A quick drive to Merehead caught the arrival of the tour piloted by MRLs 59002. The final shot is the climb out on the freight only line for the return to Bristol. More of the diesel depot in part 4. Loco was Standard Class 4 76079 2-6-0 built-in 1953
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A group of photographers recorded a steam-hauled railway tour in 2003, featuring locomotive 76079, a Standard Class 4 2-6-0 built in 1953. The footage includes the arrival and departure of the Mendip Branch Explorer operated by Pathfinder Tours at Whatley Quarry and Merehead. The tour was piloted by locomotive 59002, with scenes showing the return journey along a freight-only line towards Bristol. Additional diesel depot footage is mentioned but not shown in this clip.

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  • Platform ID uIM6tEYvPxY
  • Views 6,673
  • Date published 17 Jun 2017 12:36
  • Date added 17 Jun 2026 21:16
  • Locomotives 3
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