Merchant Navy class locomotive at Poole station.

Saturday 1st July 2000, Rebuilt Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 `pacific' locomotive 35005, `Canadian Pacific' photographed while waiting to work a Vintage Trains railtour special back to Birmingham.

Loco Set 1

35005 running tender first through Poole station. 35005 backing into the Up sidings at Poole. 35005 reversing to couple up to a rake of coaches.

Loco Set 2

35005 at the Poole carriage sidings. 35005 at the Poole carriage sidings. 35005 at the Poole carriage sidings.

Loco Set 3

35005 at the Poole carriage sidings. 35005 at the Poole carriage sidings. 35005 with train crew and support team.

Loco Set 4

35005 with train crew and support team. 35005 close up of outside valve gear. 35005 front bufferbeam.

Loco Set 5

35005 standing at Poole station Up platform. 35005 ready to depart, awaiting starting signal. 35005 cabside and loco crew.

This special 300 mile excursion train from Birmingham Railway Museum was Diesel hauled from Birmingham Snow Hill via: Oxford, Southampton and Bournemouth to Poole by 47575. The coaching stock was set back into the far siding behind a modern!? E.M.U. 47575 then left Poole running light to Bournemouth. The Railtour returned to Birmingham Steam Hauled by Merchant Navy class steam locomotive 35005 Canadian Pacific which arrived in Poole, light engine, running tender first down the Up line into the Poole up sidings. She was smoothly backed onto the rake of coaches, coupled up in the old fashioned way with the screw link coupling attached manually by a member of the loco crew standing between the loco and the coaches. In these modern days of the buckeye coupler and other clever remote couplings it is a rare thing to hear the sound of a steam train being coupled to its next working :-) Canadian Pacific was allowed to rest for a short while before being called to duty, she gracefully pulled off towards platform one where she stood awaiting the starter signal. Everyone was watching this splendid locomotive standing in the sun, some were taking photographs and there were a couple of people with video cameras, without a doubt steam engines are an attention grabber for most people. Three people decided it would be good to stand under the road overbridge (Towngate Bridge) in the shade and watch the train leave, I tried to tell them it was not the best place to stand pointing out the smoke deflection plate fitted to the underside of the road bridge above them. They decided to stay put so I retreated to a safe distance and took a couple of photos, The last picture above (cabside & driver) was taken as she pulled away from the platform, As I lowered the camera to watch I saw the sooty blast hit the bridge and with a whirl of smoke and a whiff of steam Canadian Pacific pulled away round the 10 chain curve over the Poole Highstreet level crossing and along the straight towards Baiter. I watched her until the train had passed Seldown Bridge at Baiter and was approaching the left hand curve at the foot of Parkstone bank. I looked back to the station to see the three people who had been standing under the bridge trying in vain to beat sooty marks out of their clothing, I guess they just Had to learn that one by experience ;-)

For further information on this train visit the `Vintage Trains' website listed on my Links page.

The passenger stock.

Since most people seem to photograph the locomotives and forget about the rest of the train, here are some photographs of the stock used on this railtour.

Stock Set 1

The railtour train was hauled into Poole by 47575. W17018 lettering placement detail Unidentified coach with BR roundel.
The first image shows 47575 and W17018 on arrival at Poole.
The second image is a closer shot of W17018 to read the writing.
and the third image is an unidentified coach. (I missed the number, Sorry folks)

Stock Set 2

TSO W5198. unidentified coach. 1861
The first image is TSO W5198
The second image is an unknown 100mph dual fitted coach. (I missed the number)
The third image is 1861.

Stock Set 3

TSO BSK W35470 Shunted into the sidings to await 35005.
The first image is an unidentified TSO
The second image is BSK W35470
The third image is the trailing end of BSK W35470 as the train is shunted into the sidings to await 35005.
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The photographs shown here were taken by Ozz Scott with a Mustek VDC100 video digital camera and are direct downloads from the camera with no retouching or colour correction.
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All photographs on this page are Copyright ©Ozz Scott. July 2000.