West Somerset Railway: 'AUTUMN STEAM GALA' - October 2019

A year and a week since the last one, the West Somerset Railway held its 'AUTUMN STEAM GALA' over the weekend of October 3rd to 6th 2019.

Due to a weight restriction still in place along the railway, no large guest locomotives could be brought in so four 'Pannier Tanks' became the star attractions for this event.

Guest locomotives featured were...
- GWR 8750-class 0-6-0PT No.4612 (from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway)
- GWR 5700-class 0-6-0PT No.7714 (from the Severn Valley Railway)
- GWR 5700-class 0-6-0PT No.7752 (from Tyseley Locomotive Works)
- GWR 6400-class 0-6-0PT No.6412 (from the South Devon Railway)*

Resident Locomotives in action were...
- BR(W) 7800-class 'Manor' 4-6-0 No.7822 "Foxcote Manor"
- BR(W) 7800-class 'Manor' 4-6-0 No.7828 "Odney Manor"
- WSR 9351-class 2-6-0 No.9351
- SDJR 7F-class 2-8-0 No.53808*
- BR Class 35 'Hymek' Bo-Bo No.D7018
* = 6412 failed on the Friday of the gala and was replaced by 53808.

Shots featured are as follows...
- 4612: Nornvis, Watchet (with 7714), Washford Playing Fields, Dunster and Roebuck Gate Crossing
- 7714: Washford Playing Fields, Dunster, Splash Point, Nornvis (with 7752), Bishops Lydeard (with 53808) and Dunster
- 7752: Dunster, Crowcombe Heathfield, Kentsford, River Avil, Woolston and Bishops Lydeard x2
- 6412: Dunster, Watchet and Stogumber
- 7822: Woolston, Roebuck Woods, Stogumber, Dunster, Washford and Stogumber
- 7828: Mineral Line Bridge (with 9351), Washford, Bishops Lydeard, Roebuck Gate Crossing and Washford
- 9351: Blue Anchor, Washford, Stogumber, Whiskey Trail Crossing, Woolston and Washford Playing Fields
- 53808: Dunster, Woolston and Crowcombe Heathfield
- D7018: Mineral Line Bridge, Washford Playing Fields, Crowcombe Heathfield and Bishops Lydeard

Filmed from Thursday 3rd October to Sunday 6th October 2019.

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