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A derailment at the beginning of activities at the GCR on 27th April put the mockers on their planned gala programme, though fortunately nobody was injured when 46521 came off the rails.   Actually, the GCR are to be congratulated on their recovery from this misfortune as they were able to re-jig their timetable within an hour to resume an almost normal level of service for their passenger trains.

No doubt there will be a thorough investigation into the circumstances that led to this accident and we can only hope that, despite bent metal being clearly visible in the above photograph, 46521 has not suffered major damage.

A great shame, as the day was shaping up rather well with conditions right for some great clag!

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I paid a quick visit to the GWSR on the way home as they were running a three train service for attendees at their wartime weekend.   Definitely an appetiser for things to come at their Cotswold Steam Gala at the end of May - I've already got my four day ticket for that!

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