GWR Kings

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:15 pm

6017 King Edward IV, on an express from Paddington to Swindon.

Standing at Paddington

Leaving Paddington

Crossing Brunels Maidenhead Bridge

Passing Reading

Flying at 100 mph

Only 50 mph through Didcot

And arrival at Swindon

RobertM · Post by **RobertM** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:39 pm

Very, very nice

Especilly since you replaced the coaches

RobertM

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 3:37 pm

And now, a BR King, 6003 King George IV, with an expres from Bristol Down to the coast at Kingswear.

Bristol

Leaving Bristol

6003 at 102 mph

Charging through Taunton

Speeding past Exeter before slowing down to the 65 mph limit

Cruising through Dawlish

Along the coast

And along to Newton Abbott

Passing through Paington

And at Kingswear

dvn1357 · Post by **dvn1357** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:29 pm

Very nice shots, although the last shots look nothing like paignton and Kingswear in the 30s!

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:48 pm

dvn1357 wrote:Very nice shots, although the last shots look nothing like paignton and Kingswear in the 30s!

Was BR in charge in the 30s?

kirkheath · Post by **kirkheath** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:51 pm

OdneyManor wrote:
dvn1357 wrote:Very nice shots, although the last shots look nothing like paignton and Kingswear in the 30s!
Was BR in charge in the 30s?

No, they took over in the 50's I think

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 10:56 pm

They took over in 1948.

kirkheath · Post by **kirkheath** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:39 am

Thanks for that, I thought it was early 50's, so I wasn't that far off I guess

I bet it was brilliant living in the steam era, then again my dad said you just didn't think of it like that, it was just like how cars are today

chrisiveson · Post by **chrisiveson** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:40 am

then again my dad said you just didn't think of it like that, it was just like how cars are today

So true, Kirk, I lived in York from the age of 7 through the fifties and sixties where A4s and the like were a common sight on ECML expresses.
We still went to watch them, even if we shouted "scrap it" when 60034 came by each day.
And look what happened: They scrapped it.':('

Chris.

kirkheath · Post by **kirkheath** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:49 am

My Dad did exactly the same, if he wasn't home he'd be at the local station, except they were only fairburns and stopper locos, the odd 8F on a freight to Shelton Steel works. A sad sight to see so many beauties lost

for all we know most of them could stillbe living on, on our cars

ah well, thank god for preservation

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:53 pm

Another BR King, 6023 King Edward II in BR blue, with an express from Paddington to Bristol.

Stood at Paddington

Leaving Paddington

Crossing Maidenhead bridge

Passing through Reading

And through Didcot

And Swindon

Passing the Swindon works

6023 at 103 mph

Approaching Box tunnel

Inside Box tunnel

Charging through Bath

And finally Bristol

johncarr · Post by **johncarr** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:59 pm

OdneyManor you have a pm

Regards John Carr

dwjoy · Post by **dwjoy** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:23 pm

OdneyManor,
Congratulations on producing the finest series of GWR screenshots that I have seen. Please continue !!

Derick

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:27 pm

dwjoy wrote:OdneyManor,
Congratulations on producing the finest series of GWR screenshots that I have seen. Please continue !!

Derick

Thanks, Expect lots more screenshots

OdneyManor · Post by **OdneyManor** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:28 pm

Back to the GWR, here is 6015 King Richard III, with an express from Penzance to Exeter.

Penzance

Further along the line

Passing Truro

Through St Austell

Over the Saltash Bridge

Heading towards Plymouth

Through Plymouth

And flying at 105 mph

Along the coast

Passing through Dawlish

And arriving at Exeter