Back in 2007, I used to chase the visiting locomotives on the West Somerset Railway.
Class 25, D7523 “John F Kennedy” in the rain, pulling into Williton station on the West Somerset Railway, pulling GWR 5553, small prairie 2-6-2T.
D7523 was built by British Railways at Darlington in 1965. It was at Toton TMD before moving around various London Midland Region sheds. I understand in 1974 it was renumbered 25173.
This Diesel engine, I currently believe, as of 4th December, 2015 is on Epping Ongar Railway undergoing a full overhaul.
Ever visited West Somerset Railway? Please do leave your experience of the railway in the comments below.
Don’t forget, you can purchase a copy of this print to hang on your wall, just click on the photo.
Mark’s score for the West Somerset Railway : 7 out of 10.
Wadebridge, Streamline BR number 34007, SR Number 21C107 on the West Somerset Railway, Spring Gala Warm up day, 2014. Heading towards Bishop’s Lydeard from Minehead.
Steam Engine King Edward I on the turn table at Minehead, Th West Somerset Railway, steam gala, spring 2010
GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I, visiting the spring gala as it sits on the turntable at Minehead railway station on the West Somerset Railway
Class 25, D7523 John F Kennedy in the rain, pulling into Williton station on the West Somerset Railway, pulling GWR 5553, small prairie 2-6-2T.
Steam Locomotive 88 leaving Dunster station on the West Somerset Railway. LMS 13809, a preserved 7F locomotive, working the Hellifield to Carnforth leg of a Cumbrian Mountain Pullman in 1983. S&DJR 7F 2-8-0
Steam Locomotive Lord Nelson E850 on its first run after preservation at Eastleigh on the West Somerset Rail in September 2006. The Maunsell LN Class 4-6-0 No. E850 was the last steam engine built preserved out of Eastleigh
