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The autumn of 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of the ending of through passenger trains over the old Somerset & Dorset line. The best known of these excursions was the ‘Pines Express’ which ran from Manchester Mayfield - Bournemouth West, and the West Somerset Railway’s 2012 Autumn Steam Gala paid homage to this milestone, by running a recreation of this named train with David Shepherd’s 9F 92203 ‘Black Prince’. Along with a guest list of other visiting engines, and some wonderful weather to go with it, we were treated to a feast of action along the 20 mile branch.
The DVD features full coverage from all four days of the gala including a bonus sequence with No.88 piloting Bullied Pacific No.34067 ‘Tangmere’ with a 450 ton train in a pro-typical Somerset & Dorset recreation.
Locomotives featured:
- BR 9F 92203 'Black Prince'
- Black 5, 45379
- Ivatt Class 4MT, 43106
- SR 4-6-2 no 34067 'Tangmere'
- GWR Modified Hall, No. 6960 'Raveningham Hall' (including a pacing sequence, and also on turning on the triangle)
- GWR Hall, No.4936 Kinlet Hall
- BR(W) 4-6-0 no 7828 Odney Manor (Running as Norton Manor during gala)
- GWR 2-8-0 no 3850 (static only)
- BR(W) 2-6-2T no 4160
- WSR 2-6-0 no 9351
- SDJR 2-8-0 no 88
On Screen captions and titles. Brief Commentary Included (with the option of turning the commentary off).