D-Day with 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley (That's D for Dull)
6th June 2009

Gresley A4 Pacific no 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley hauled Steam Dreams excursion from London to Chester & back today. (from Banbury on the outward journey). I arrived at Birmingham International just in time to see the arrival into platform 1 for watering the tender. I then caught a few more shots at Berkswell as the train headed south towards Coventry.

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60007 arrives into platform 1 at Birmingham International
60007 arrives into platform 1 at Birmingham International
2009-06-06 18:54:00
the loco ran off the platform end making any further frontal shots impossible.
the loco ran off the platform end making any further frontal shots impossible.
2009-06-06 18:54:58
60007 at Birmingham international
60007 at Birmingham international
2009-06-06 19:00:40
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley passes through Berkswell...
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley passes through Berkswell...
2009-06-06 19:42:26
...and a close up - Is that Graham Bunker on the footplate?
...and a close up - Is that Graham Bunker on the footplate?
2009-06-06 19:42:27
...and heads away towards Coventry. The foreground track is now a short siding but lies on the formation of the old Berkswell to Kenilworth branch.
...and heads away towards Coventry. The foreground track is now a short siding but lies on the formation of the old Berkswell to Kenilworth branch.
2009-06-06 19:42:29