Saturday 24th March saw me at the Severn Valley Railway's Spring Steam Gala.    Thanks to the M50 being closed without any advanced notice given anywhere on the way up from South Wales, the lengthy detour via Gloucester that I was forced to take made my arrival at Bewdley somewhat later than I had planned.    Because of the early morning fog that blanketed the area, I don't think that I missed much though, and the glorious Spring sunshine that followed more than made up for the early conditions.   I must have walked a good few miles as I moved from location to location during the day, and I feel that I've got some great shots to show for it.   But I must remember to not put everything in my camera bag next time!

4464 on Victoria Bridge II

I also went over to Bromsgrove to see the Double Lickey Banker pass by.   It sounded great, with three locomotives working hard as they tackled the 1:37 climb.   I couldn't really tell what it looked like though, as I had the late afternoon sun in my eyes, so unfortunately there won't be any photos of this train appearing here.