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46233 Duchess of Sutherland with Support Coach,
working from Butterley to Southall in London

 










46100 Royal Scot LMS Locomotive heading to Bristol



45699 Galatea "The Cathedrals Express"
London Paddington - Pwllheli, the locomotive will work as far as Shrewsbury,
passing through Stechford, Birmingham UK

 
45699 Galatea working a Skegness - Stratford on Avon Railtour, and returning to Carnforth with her support coach


 
4965 Rood Ashton Hall working "Tillys Birthday Express"
Vintage Trains Railtour, Tyseley Warwick Road - Oxford & return



 
46233 "Duchess of Sutherland"  & 47832, Leicester - London Euston via Birmingham International



46233 "Duchess of Sutherland"
returning to Butterley, via Birmingham UK




60163  "Tornado" working light engine behind 56303
with support coach E21249, KidderminsterSVR - Southall









61306 "Mayflower" arriving at Tyseley for Water, after working
"The Cathedrals Express" Railtour to Stratford-on-Avon


 

"The Derrick Maymen Special",  9600 Pannier Tank and Class 47 47773, work from
Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-on-Avon and back along the North Warwick Line

 




4965 "Rood Ashton Hall, Vintage Trains "Shakespeare Express"
Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-on-Avon and Return




46233 "Duchess of Sutherland", working Sheffield - London Euston Railtour
via Birmingham, 57314 is the t&t lococmotive

9600 & 7752 "The Pannier Rambler", Vintage Trains Railtour
Tyseley - Startford on Avon - Birmingham Moor Street - Worcester - Lickey Bank - Birmingham New Street - Tyseley

  

5043 Earl of Mount Edcumbe "Shakespeare Express"
on the last day of the 2014 Season

 
46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" working south through Water Orton, Warwickshire to Tyseley, Birmingham  to haul "The Midlander"
 the following day, a Vintage Trains Railtour from  Tyseley Warwick Road to London Euston,
running non stop from Birmingham New Street to London,
 seen here at Small Heath Station, Birmingham. Small Heath is famous for the BSA works


  
5972 "Hogwarts Castle" working Tyseley Steam Trust - Carnforth through Small Heath Station, Birmingham
after spending the weekend at Tyseley Locomotive Works Open Day




34046 Braunton arriving at Tyseley, Birmingham for Water, after working
a  Railtour from London Paddington - Stratford on Avon

5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe working "The Italian Job"
 Railtour, Tyseley Warwick Road - East Midlands

7820 Dinmore Manor leaving Tyseley Locomotive Works, Birmingham UK

45596 Bahamas arriving at Tyseley Locomotive Works, Birmingham UK

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Panniers 7752 & 9600 "Tilly's Birthday Express"
Tyseley Warwick Road - Melton  Mowbary

70013 "Oliver Cromwell" t&t 47580 working from the Severn Valley Railway
through Birmingham New Street Station to London, passing Stechford,
and below the ECS working the previous day to the Severn Valley

70000 "Britannia " at Bromford Bridge, Birmingham,
working Crewe - Tyseley

  

46233 Duchess of Sutherland passes through Water Orton, Warwickshire
 and below Castle Bromwich, Birmingham







60163 Tornado working "The Cathedrals Express"
London Euston - Severn Valley Railway via Birmingham New Street Station
passsing through Stechfordd, Birmingham , a Steam Dreams Railtour

5029 Nunney Castle and 47773 "Fish & Chip Special"
Tyseley - Leicester - Tyseley

  

4965 Rood  Ashton Hall and 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe return to Tyseley
working the 5Z51 Bristol St Philips March HST - Tyseley
 

  

5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe with "The Marylebone Flyer"
Birmingham Moor Street - London Marylebone at Small Heath, Birmingham

4965 Rood Ashton Hall passing through Water Orton, Wrawickshire,
working The Bishton Flyer 1Z57 Tyseley - Leicester- Tyseley

6201 Princess Elizabeth leaving Tyseley, Birmingham
heading to  Southall, to work a Steam Special the following day.

Great Western Panniers 9600 & 7752 worked  "The Pannier Rambler"
above leaving Tyseley

   
Top & Tailed about to travel to Stratford on Avon, and the return at Hall Green, Birmingham heading to Worcester                   

5043 Earl of  Mountedgecumbe at Birmingham Moor Street Station,
with the final morning Vintage Trains " Shakespeare Express" for the 2012 season

9600 & 7752 with a Vintage Trains Railtour
Tyseley - Melton Mowbray -Tyseley



4965 Rood Ashton Hall, with the
"Shakespeare Express" at Acocks Green, Birmingham


61306 Mayflower's tour of Birmingham
0z37 Washwood Heath - Birmingham New Street - Washwood Heath



61306 Mayflower and 31601 at Washwood Heath



31601 dragging 61306 Mayflower over Camp Hill



61306 Dragging 31601 back to Metro Cammel



61306 Mayflower entering Metro Cammel



and the following day 31601 dragged 61306 to Mereham



  
Driver and fireman on the footplate of 4965 Rood Ashton Hall
with the "Shakespeare Express" at Tyseley



6201 Princess Elizabeth with the
Vintage Trains "Shakespeare Express"
Birmingham Moor Street Station



GWR 2285 at Birmingham Moor Street Station

46201 Princess Elizabeth, Pannier 7752 and coach 99040
working the 5Z61 Tyseley - York locomotive movement,
pass through Bordesley Junction, Birmingham

and the day before

46201 Princess Elizabeth - " The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant"
Solihull - London Kensington Olympia leaving Tyseley

71000 Duke of Gloucester, 5Z81Castleton ERL-Eastleigh

Castle to Scotland a 3day Tour

 

5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe start of from Tyseley on a 3day tour
of Scotland , here at Small Heath, Birmingham

 

46201 Princess Elizabeth returns to Tyseley

5Z61 Southall - Tyseley engine movemnet, 46201 Princess Elizabeth
is helped by 66089

7752 &  9600 Tyseley - East Midlands - Tyseley Tour

7752 & 9600 at Stechford

heading towards Aston to join the Cross City
line to Sutton Coldfield

At Marston Green heading towards Birmingham International

7752 & 9600 travel light engine through Small Heath and then over Camp Hill, Birmingham
to Bromsgrove to bank 6021 "Princess Elizabeth"  up the Lickey incline

4965 Rood Ashton Hall Valentine's Day Special
Tyseley - Leicester - Tyseley

60163 Tornado working "The William Shakespeare"
London Paddington - Stratford on Avon - Paddington

60163 Tornado's Driver and Fireman

7752 & 9600 Tyseley - Leicester -Tyseley



7752 test run Tyseley - Stratford on Avon - Tyseley


4965 Rood Ashton Hall
Melton Mowbary Victorian Fayre Special



4936 Kinlet Hall passes  Castle Bromwich, light engine to the NVR


    
                                  34067 "Tangmere" arriving at Tyseley              4965 Rood Ashton Hall "Shakespeare Express"                         
  Southall-Crewe light engine move                                                                                   



4936 Kinlet Hall, "Shakespeare Express", Birmingham Moor Street



4936 Kinlet Hall on test run
Tyseley - Stratford on Avon -Tyseley




6201 Princess Elizabeth working the First of the 2011 season of the
"Shakespeare Express" , above at Birmingham Moor Street,
and below at Birmingham Snow Hill





60163 at Lea Hall, Birmingham, Crewe-Didcot movement



5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe "The Great Western Midlander"
Birmingham New Street - London Euston



45407 & 44871 heading for
the Severn Valley Railway



4492 working the York- Stratford on Avon passing through Tyseley Station



5043 with a Private Charter, Birmingham - Oxford heading for Birmingham Moor Street



5029 Nunney Castle , Tyseley- Carnforth at Castle Bromwich


  
6201 Princess Elizabeth, Tyseley- London Southall movement,
 ready to haul a mainline special the following day




4965 & 5043 Coronation Express  Tyseley-Didcot
Leaving Tyseley and returning  through Snow Hill

 



6201  Princess Elizabeth heading for Crewe



4965 Rood Aston Hall with a "Valentine Special"
Tyseley - Leicester - Tyseley


4965 returning to Tyseley



4965 Rood Aston Hall  at Tyseley Locomotive Works


45305 Tyseley- London Euston



45305 heading to Buxton from Tyseley
 just as day breaks through Small Heath
camera - 3200iso, f8,125th sec



45305 leaves Tyseley on a test run to Stratford on Avon and return
camera 400iso, F4, 60sec, with Flash

 


   
5043 Earl of mount Edgcumbe  and  4965 Rood Ashton Hall  both travelling along
the North Warwick Line, with the "Shakespeare Express"


6233 passing Bromford heading to Butterly


5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe at Bordesley Junction to Run round at Saltley with the
"Shakespeare Express" due to engineering work at Moor Street Station
and returing via the North Warwick Line due to engineering work at Dorridge




5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
"Shakespeare Express"


5029 Nunney Castle, Tyseley - Bristol



4965 Rood Ashton Hall  Small Heath



6201 Princess Elizabeth approaching Stechford, from Adderley Park
Birmingham New Street - London Euston,
the first steam hauled since the 1960s


4965 working the "Shakespeare Express"
through Acocks Green


4965 "Rood Ashton Hall"  Moor Street
and locomotive Crew



6024 Paddington - Worcester

                                                                                                            4965 & 5043 Acocks Green