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West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala.

16th, 17th and 20th to 23rd March 2013

Sunday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday

Saturday 16th.

USATC class S160 no.6046 at Bishop's Lydeard.

6046 at Bishop's Lydeard.

6046 waiting to depart from Bishop's Lydeard.

GWR no.3850 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

GWR Modified Hall class no.6960 Raveningham Hall at Minehead.

GWR steam raimotor no.93 and 6960 Raveningham Hall at Minehead.

6046 on the turntable at Minehead.

93 at Minehead.
(The steam railmotors are the ancestors of the modern multiple units.)

6046 at Minehead.

SR 'King Arthur' class no.777 Sir Lamiel at Minehead.

WSR mogul no.9351 and 777 Sir Lamiel at Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel at Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel and 93 at Minehead.

93 taking on water at Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel approaching Dunster.

GWR large prairie no.4160 arriving at Blue Anchor.

GWR Manor class no.7828 Norton Manor at Williton.

6960 Raveningham Hall approaching Stogumber.

9351 arriving at Williton.

SDJR Kilmersdon in the yard at Washford.

4160 passes Kilmersdon as it arrives at Washford in the rain.

6960 Raveninham Hall at Minehead.

9351 at Williton.

Sunday 17th.

9531 departing from Bishops Lydeard.

GWR small Prairie no.5542 at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

5542 at Norton Fitzwarren with the auto-train.

5542 at Norton Fitzwarren with the auto-train.

The auto-coach at Norton Fitzwarren.

7828 Norton Manor at Bishops Lydeard.

7828 Norton Manor at Bishops Lydeard.

777 Sir Lamiel at Crowcombe Heathfield.

4160 approaching Williton.

4160 arriving at Williton.

4160 taking on water at Bishops Lydeard..

SDJR 7F class no.88 in the loco compound at Bishops Lydeard.

Wednesday 20th.

4160 runs round its train at Minehead.

9351 at Minehead.

9351 and 4160 preparing to double-head a train out of Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel and 6960 Raveningham Hall in the yard at Minehead.

3850 at Minehead.

88 by the loco shed at Minehead.

7828 Norton Manor prepares to take a train out of Minehead.

7828 Norton Manor after arriving at Bishops Lydeard.

7828 Norton Manor in the bay platform at Bishops Lydeard.

Steam Railmotor no.93 approaching Crowcombe Heathfield.

93 at Crowcombe Heathfield.

93 waits to depart from Crowcombe Heathfield.

Thursday 21st.

9351 at Bishops Lydeard.

5542 departing from Bishops Lydeard with the goods train.

The goods train.

6046 at Bishops Lydeard.

777 Sir Lamiel approaching Williton.

777 Sir Lamiel at Williton.

777 Sir Lamiel at Bishops Lydeard.

777 Sir Lamiel on the triangle at Norton Fitzwarren.

93 Departing from Bishops Lydeard.

777 Sir Lamiel at Bishops Lydeard.

3850 arriving at Washford.

3850 at Washford.

6046 taking on water at Bishops Lydeard.

6046 and 3850 at Bishops Lydeard.

93 at Bishops Lydeard.

6046 preparing to depart from Bishops Lydeard.

6046 departing from Bishops Lydeard.

Friday 22nd.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Bishops Lydeard.

Kilmersdon in the yard at Washford.

3850 arriving at Washford.

3850 departing from Watchet.

777 Sir Lamiel arriving at Watchet.

777 Sir Lamiel at Watchet.

88 arriving at Washford.

88 at Bishops Lydeard.

3850 taking on water at Bishops Lydeard.

3850 and 88 at Bishops Lydeard.

777 Sir Lamiel arriving at Williton.

4160 arriving at Washford.

88 arriving at Watchet.

88 arriving at Watchet.

7828 Norton Manor at Minehead with 3850 in the background.

7828 Norton Manor at Minehead.

88 at Minehead.

9351 outside the loco shed at Minehead.

Saturday 23rd.

777 Sir Lamiel leaving the loco yard at Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel leaving the loco yard at Minehead.

6960 Raveningham Hall at Minehead.

6960 Raveningham Hall moving towards the turntable at Minehead.

777 Sir Lamiel departing from Williton.

9351 approaching Williton.

9351 arriving at Williton.

3850 and 9351 in the loco yard at Minehead.

3850 and 9351 outside the loco shed at Minehead.

3850 and 9351 outside the loco shed at Minehead.

4160 prepares to depart from Minehead.

9351 at Minehead.

9351 heading for the turntable at Minehead.

6046 leaves its train at Minehead.

6046 moving towards the turntable at Minehead.

9351 at Bishops Lydeard.

4160 taking on water at Bishops Lydeard.

5542 in the bay platform at Bishops Lydeard.

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