6880 'BETTON GRANGE' + 6990 'WITHERSLACK HALL' FINAL RUNS on the WSR + LMS 44871 on the ROYAL DUCHY!

A good selection of 4-6-0 locomotive types could be seen in Somerset this weekend thanks to a railtour on the mainline and a mini gala event at the nearby West Somerset Railway! We begin at Taunton, where Ian Riley's LMS Black Five 44871 is seen making a brief stop, hauling the Railway Touring Company 1Z33 ‘Royal Duchy’ excursion to Par. WCRC 47812 was on the rear.

On the same day, the West Somerset Railway were making the most of the Grange being back in traffic, and running an impromptu GWR 4-6-0 weekend, with 6880 ‘Betton Grange’, 6990 ‘Witherslack Hall’ and the two Manors 7812 ‘Erlestoke Manor’ and 7828 ‘Odney Manor’ representing the three GWR types. Blessed with good weather, we headed over to Minehead to see the movements and locomotives working round the sheds between their booked moves and turntable demonstrations in between departures and arrivals.

A lineside fire near Washford bank and a fault with 7828 ‘Odney Manor’ resulted in some delays and the demonstration freight and manor double header being curtailed, but the West Somerset got things back on track and we finish with a shot of the Hall heading away from Williton on the delayed service to Bishops Lydeard. This was also the final day of operation for both 6880 ‘Betton Grange’ and 6990 ‘Witherslack Hall’ before they head off to other heritage lines!

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