A Year of Railways | Best of British Steam Trains 2024 - SDJR7F88
With 2025 now under way, it's time to take a look back at some of my highlights from another great year of British Steam. In this video we take a look at some of my personal highlights from the past year, captured during visits to various heritage railways, events and the mainline locations during 2024.
Events, Railways and Locomotives as featured;
East Somerset Railway | 50th Anniversary Steam Gala | 16/03/2024
Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, No.1719 'Lady Nan'
GWR 5101 Class 'Large Prairie' 2-6-2T, No.4110
GWR Saint Class 4-6-0, No.2999 'Lady of Legend' (Courtesy of the Great Western Society Didcot)
Ex LMS Ivatt 2MT Class 2-6-0, No.46447
Swanage Railway - Victorian Weekend - 22/03/2024
SECR O1 Class 0-6-0, No.65 (Courtesy of the Bluebell Railway)
LSWR T3 Class 4-4-0, No.563
Avon Valley Railway - 50th Anniversary Gala - 07/04/2024
Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST, No.3839 'Wimblebury' (masquerading as No.3810 'Glendower')
Avonside 0-6-0ST, No.1919 'Cranford' (Courtesy Christopher Theaker)
Severn Valley Railway - Spring Steam Gala 2024 - 19/04/2024
LB&SCR Stroudley A1 Class 'Terrier' 0-6-0T, No.72 'Fenchurch' (Courtesy of the Bluebell Railway)
BR Standard 4MT Class 4-6-0, No.75069
West Somerset Railway - Spring Steam Gala 2024 - 04/05/2024
Hunslet 0-6-0ST, No.1873 'Jessie' (Courtesy of Mike Pearce & the Blaenavon Heritage Railway)
GWR/WSR 9351 Class 2-6-0, No.9351
Ex GWR 4-6-0 ‘Modified Hall’ Class, No.6990 'Witherslack Hall' (Courtesy of the Great Central Railway)
Ex LNER B1 4-6-0, No.61306 'Mayflower' (Courtesy of Locomotive Service Limited)
7029 'Clun Castle' - The Great Western Railway 1Z48 - Dawlish - 11/05/2024
Ex GWR 'Castle' Class 7P 4-6-0, No.7029 'Clun Castle'
Strictly Bulleid II - 8 Giants of Steam - 07/06/2024
Ex SR Merchant Navy Class, No.35006 'Peninsular & Oriental SN Co' (Courtesy of the 35006 Locomotive Company and Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway)
Ex SR Merchant Navy Class, No.35018 'British India Line' (Courtesy of West Coast Railways)
Ex-SR West Country Class 4-6-2, No.34092 'City of Wells' (Courtesy of East Lancashire Railway)
Great Little Trains of Wales - Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways 2024
SAR NG/G16 Garratt 2-6-2+2-6-2, No.87
Penrhyn Hunslet 2-4-0T+T, No.589 'Blanche'
Double Fairlie 0-4-4-0T, No.10 'Merddin Emrys'
Severn Valley Railway - Autumn Steam Gala 2024 - 20/09/2024
GWR Saint Class 4-6-0, No.2999 'Lady of Legend' (Courtesy of the Great Western Society Didcot)
GWR Hall Class 4-6-0, No.4930 'Hagley Hall'
Ex LMS Stanier 5MT Class 'Black Five' 4-6-0, No.44932 (Courtesy of West Coast Railways)
Hope you enjoy!