Originally intending to visit the Gala on the Sunday,i decided going by the forcast Saturday would be the better bet for any sunshine,however having arrived I couldn't even get out of the car due to a forcasted heavy shower,however this cleared the sky and rest of the day was under mainly sunny skies,so a wise move.
Having stooped raining a shot of Hymek D7076 sat at the platform at Harmans Cross on the 10.00 Norden to Swanage
Having stooped raining a shot of Hymek D7076 sat at the platform at Harmans Cross on the 10.00 Norden to Swanage
Seconds after this shot off D7076 departing Harmans Cross,the forcasted clearance after some early morning showers happened .
The working is the 10.00 Norden to Swanage service.
The working is the 10.00 Norden to Swanage service.
D7076 passes straight through Harmans Cross on the 10.20 Norden to Swanage
Peak 45060"Sherwood Forrester"approaches Harman Cross station with the 10.45 Swanage to Norden service
Named on the previous Thursday at the event,GBs 66741"Swanage Railway" with ED 73107 DIT departs Harman Cross on the 10.45 Norden to Swanage service
66741"Sherwood Forrester" +73107 departing Harmans Cross on the 10.45 Norden to Swanage
Haymek D7076 approach Harmans Cross with the 11.16 Swanage to Norden service
D5185 approaches Harman Cross with the 11.30 Swanage to Norden
Looking good in its class 50 unrefurbished guise,50035"Ark Royal" departs Harman Cross with the 11.30 Norden to Swanage service
Having departed Harmans Cross,50035"Ark Royal" continues to Swanage with the 11.30 from Norden.
Slim jim 33201 passes the Harman Cross stop with the 11.50 Norden to Swanage service.
56006+ED 73107 approach the Harman Cross stop on 12.15 Swanage to Norden.
56006+73107 approaching Harman Cross station on the 12.15 from Swanage to Norden.
Peak 45060"Sherwood Forrester" departs Harman Cross with the 12.15 from Norden to Swanage
Departing from the Harman Cross stop,Peak 45060"Sherwood Forrester" continues towards Swanage with the 12.15 from Norden.
Hymek D7076 passes through Corfe Common working the 13.00 from Norden to Swanage.
With Corfe Castle in the background,D7076 passes through Corfe Common on the 13.00 service from Norden to Swanage
Passing the gallery standing in the field at Afflington farm,GB 66741"Swanage Railway"+33201 working the 13.00 Swanage to Norden service.
Taking the wider view as D5185 passes through Corfe Common on the 13.20 Norden to Swanage service
56006+73107 pass through Corfe Common on the 13.45 service from Norden going to Swanage.
Having passed through Corfe Common ,56006+73107 are about to pass under the A351 roadbridge with the 13.45 Norden to Swanage aervice.
A short drive along the A351 ,getting in front off the Grid allowed another stab at the 13.45 Norden to Swanage service,and with a few minutes to spare 56006+73107 passes by at New Barn
Back at Corfe Common and 50035"Ark Royal " passes with the 14.30 from Norden,heading for the Dorset resort of Swanage.
Another shot of 50035"Ark Royal heading towards Swanage with the 14.30 from Norden.
D5185 approaches Corfe Common working the 14.30 service from Swanage heading for the end of the line(at this present time) Norden.
A long lense shot was used to capture Peak 45060"Sherwood Forrester"Passing through Corfe Common with the 15.15 Norden to Swanage service.A look at the next image of the same working,will explain the previous long tele shot,and confirm what my fears would be.
Iknow everyone is entitled to have a shot,but why arrive and stand on the wrong side,whereas everyone else got tripods sticking out of the roof of 45060"Sherwood Forrester" passing Corfe Common on the 15.15 Norden to Swanage service.
56006+73107 15.15 Swanage to Norden at Corfe Common,and luckily the same tripod is not so noticeable in this shot.
Passing the same location as the previous image,50035"Ark Royal" working the 15.46 Ex Swanage heading to Norden.
Corfe Common
Hymek D7076 16.00 Norden to Swanage
Hymek D7076 16.00 Norden to Swanage
Overlooking the B3551 to the chain ferry at Studland, SlimJim 33201 passes over and nears its destination at Norden with the 16.00 from Swanage
Although missing the first two turns in the morning due to poor weather,the rest of the days shots would prove to be sunny ,with a few close shaves thrown in,however as 56006+73107 passed by the light disappeared and standing on Corfe Casle mount,with the huge castle remains blocking any view off how long this would last was bloody frustrating,to say the least,however by the time the 16.45 departure from Norden to Swanage reach the Station a couple of minutes away,the sun was back out again.
56007+73107 with 33201 out of sight at the rear of the train working the 16.45 Norden to Swanage service enters Corfe station
33201 brings up the rear of the 16.45 Norden to Swanage service as 56007+73107 on the leading end approach Corfe castle,taken from the Corfe Castle mount vantage point.
Overlooking Corfe Station from the castle mount,45060"Sherwood Forrester" departs with its final destination a few minutes away at Norden having departed Swanage at 16.45
Paasing over the B3351,45060"Sherwood Forrester" nears its destination at Norden having departed its Swanage starting point at 16.45
Having just left its 17.30 starting point at Norden,50035"Ark Royal" passes at Corfe heading to its Swanage destination.
Corfe
D7076 passes with delight from the smart phone /pocket camera brigade ,working towards its destination at Norden with the 17.16 from Swanage,and at least one latecomer had the decency to position himself behind the bush out of view of the gallery
D7076 passes with delight from the smart phone /pocket camera brigade ,working towards its destination at Norden with the 17.16 from Swanage,and at least one latecomer had the decency to position himself behind the bush out of view of the gallery
D5185 passes Corfe with the 17.30 from Swanage heading barely a minute up the line to its destination at Norden
This shot of 33201 passing Corfe on the 18.15 Swanage to Norden,would prove to be the last one of a enjoyable sunny day.