Charter trains at Shrub Hill 22 April 2022.

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TimBrown
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Charter trains at Shrub Hill 22 April 2022.

Post by TimBrown » 15:08 Friday 22nd April 2022

Worcester Shrub Hill station had two charter trains call at lunchtime today Friday 22 April 2022. The Northern Belle Afternoon Tea train ran from Kidderminster to Newport with 57316 'Alnwick Castle' leading and 47813 bringing up the rear in 'top and tail' mode.
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Then a few minutes later the Honeybourne Hoover ran from Burton-on-Trent to Eastleigh with 50008 'Thunderer' and 50007 'Hercules' masquerading as 50034 'Furious'.
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MattW
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Re: Charter trains at Shrub Hill 22 April 2022.

Post by MattW » 15:43 Saturday 30th April 2022

Excellent pictures mate. 50s are hard to beat!

TimBrown
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Re: Charter trains at Shrub Hill 22 April 2022.

Post by TimBrown » 14:32 Thursday 5th May 2022

A few photographs taken from the overbridge at Shrub Hill station today Thursday 5 May 2022. 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine' working from Bristol Temple Meads to Bescot on a crew familiarisation run.
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800015 an Inter City Express Train (IET) working from Paddington to Great Malvern.
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166208 working from Warminster to Great Malvern.
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66040 working Round Oak to Margam steel empties.
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MattW
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Re: Charter trains at Shrub Hill 22 April 2022.

Post by MattW » 16:46 Friday 6th May 2022

Excellent 37 action. And to think there used to be loads of them based about 300 yards away from where I now live. Just one semi-permanent 66 now!

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