Spa Valley Railway - Cuckoo Line Gala

Marking the 60th anniversary of the Cuckoo line closure back in June 1965. The Spa Valley Railway has arranged for a gala to celebrate the Cuckoo Line and bring together an excellent array of visitors to entertain us. From the Swanage Railway's U-Class locomotive to the Isle of Wight's Ivatt tank. Complete with number changes, headboards, destination boards and discs we take a step back to the 1960s and the swansong of southern region steam.

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Locomotives in steam:
No31806 (operating as 31803) U-Class 2-6-0
No41313 (operating as 41319) Ivatt Class 2-6-2T
No34053 (operating as 34050) Bulleid Light Pacific "Royal Observer Corps" 4-6-2
No80078 Standard 4 Class Tank 2-6-4T
No6566 Class 33/0 Bo-Bo
No1317 Class 207 DEMU

Timestamps:

00:00 - 80078 at Lealands
00:59 - 31803 at Lealands
01:56 - 34050 at Poke Farm
02:44 - 41319 at Poke Farm
03:38 - 80078 at High Rocks
04:07 - 34050 at High Rocks
04:49 - 31803 at High Rocks Forest
05:42 - 41319 and 34050 at Poke Farm
06:29 - D6566 at High Rocks Forest
07:31 - 31803 at High Rocks bridge
08:15 - 41319 at Forge Farm Crossing
09:48 - 31803 at Coldbath
10:36 - 1317 at High Rocks Forest
11:13 - 41319 at Groombridge
12:48 - D6566 approaching Groombridge
14:09 - 31803 at High Rocks Forest

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