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Steam driver training with 5029 and 4936 Sept.2001

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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More requests for UK steam. Starting with a weeks driver training when both locos travelled from Bristol to Newport via Gloucester. We see the whole train being turned at Newports triangle of track. Then board one of the trains and travel to Bristol for loco exchange and get off at Bristol Parkway.( Close shave with signal B41 at Bristol Temple Meads ! ) Part 2 we capture black 5 45231 climb out of Ropley on the Mid. Hants. Next City of Truro and the final clip shows 60009 Union of South Africa depart Ropley; station yard view
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This video features steam locomotive training sessions from early 2001, showing two engines traveling between Bristol and Newport via Gloucester. It includes footage of a train being turned at Newport, a journey to Bristol Parkway for a loco exchange, and a close call with a signal at Bristol Temple Meads. Additional clips show a Black 5 locomotive on the Mid-Hants Railway, the City of Truro, and 60009 Union of South Africa departing Ropley. The footage captures various railway operations and locations across southern England.

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  • Platform ID pcwmL1lyKx8
  • Views 901
  • Date published 2 Dec 2014 07:19
  • Date added 18 Jun 2026 22:16
  • Locomotives 2
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