THE Avon Valley Railway ran a gala on March 16 – at short notice (RM Feb, p73) and on a day with no timetabled service – after the opportunity suddenly arose to make use of Hudswell, Clarke 1742 of 1946. 

The steam loco was dropped off from road transport a few days earlier while en route, returning to its Buckinghamshire Railway Centre base.

The steam loco double- headed the 16.50 from Bitton to Oldland Common with resident 0-4-0D No. 70043 Grumpy (Barclay 358 of 1941).

They are seen passing Class 107 DMU No. SC52006, shortly after leaving Bitton. 

Picture: PETER NICHOLSON

Read more News and Features in the April 2019 issue of The RM –on sale now!

Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe.

Comments

comments