1st August 2021

Here's the "Royal Duchy" rail tour, 1Z90 08.46 Slough to Par, passing Sprey Point at 12.30. A very rare visitor in the form of ex-LMS "Jubilee" 4-6-0 no. 45596 "Bahamas" entertains the crowds on the sea wall as she heads west, getting closer to the Caribbean than ever before! By all accounts the train was handled extremely well, having been brought to almost a standstill at the foot of Rattery, just west of Totnes and then surmounting the summit at a walking pace! You can almost smell the smoke and steam as the train passes: https://youtu.be/o_EH_k_J5FA
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