Today's event at the Leighton Buzzard Railway was met by very poor weather, although there were a few breaks which was good!
The event was the culmination on a month-long visit of Sharp Stewart B No. 19 to the LBR, following reprofiling work that prohibited an earlier visit.
Locos were: 'Doll', 'Chaloner', 'P C Allen' and No. 19. 'Rishra' and No. 740 were in light steam and moving around Pages Park shed, and No. 778 was static. |
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Little & Large: Rishra dwarfed by the 18 tonnes of No. 740 outside Pages Park shed 682x764 Indian_gala_004c.JPG 2007-05-06 22:52:16 |
Newly restored Baldwin 4-6-0T No. 778, outside Pages Park shed. The loco has worked a trip down the line, apparently, although is not yet in service. 909x682 Indian_gala_007c.JPG 2007-05-06 22:52:34 |
A side on view of No. 19, showing the sheer length of the boiler. 895x664 Indian_gala_012sc.JPG 2007-05-06 22:56:16 |
Decorated for the occasion, No. 19 sits outside the shed at Pages Park 682x909 Indian_gala_014c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:01:16 |
Indian line up: The four locos that have worked in India line up outside the shed at Pages Park. This is the largest collection of working Indian locos outside of India, according to the LBR 909x682 Indian_gala_015c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:01:00 |
No. 19 leaves with the 1310 682x909 Indian_gala_025c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:41:18 |
No. 19 leaves with the 1310. Mr. Shooter is driving 909x682 Indian_gala_030c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:41:45 |
No. 19 leaves with the 1310. Mr. Shooter is driving 909x682 Indian_gala_031c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:41:49 |
No. 19 starts the climb to Vandyke curve 909x682 Indian_gala_033c.JPG 2007-05-06 23:58:05 |
Approaching Stonehenge, still on the 1310 682x909 Indian_gala_037c.JPG 2007-05-07 00:05:17 |
Chaloner and PC Allen leave with the 1450. 682x909 Indian_gala_042c.JPG 2007-05-07 01:19:54 |
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