Peter Holton
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Peter Holton posted an update 8 months ago
How come does tomorrow’s Welsh Marches Express not appear on the railtours page? I understand it is due to hauled by Braunton and timings are on Realtime Trains>
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It has been puzzling me, it has been on this site then taken off again.
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I thought it was cancelled at some point.
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Hi Peter, i have had a look at this and i can see tomorrows tour on the page. I have done some website caches so wondering if it is appearing now? Here is a direct link anyway: https://www.railadvent.tv/events/welsh-marches-express-5
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Peter Holton posted an update 10 months ago
10 months ago (edited)
1st July 2025. Thanks to a friend visiting from Australia seeking a steam experience on a Tuesday we headed to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway in Porthmadog, taking the Mountain Spirit service to Blaenau Ffestiniog and back, hauled by James Spooner. Not only did we have a fantastically scenic trip, we also saw 7 locos in…
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Peter Holton posted an update 10 months ago
10 months ago (edited)
Saturday 5th July – the North Wales Coast Express heads home from Llandudno passing Bagillt about 30 minutes late. It was a troubled journey with long delays on the outward journey from Euston to Crewe and then being delayed another hour or so with loads of loco movements in between service trains before 45212 could finally be attached…
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Peter Holton posted an update 11 months ago
18th June 2025
Seen waiting for Nunney Castle approaching Acton Bridge Station – Class 66 number 66066 with a load of domestic and industrial waste on a very round-and-about 9-odd hour run from Knowsley to Cleveland
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Peter Holton posted an update 11 months ago
11 months ago (edited)
#FEATURE
Wednesday 18th June 2025.
I snuck off from my grand-parenting duties to catch 5029 Nunney Castle on the return leg of its test run from Crewe to Preston. Seen here approaching Acton Bridge Station. – some 21 minutes early.
With two diesels attached for fire risk mitigation (or just in case….?) the Castle didn’t appear to be…
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I saw it At Lostock Hall and it was working fine.
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Peter Holton posted an update 11 months ago
#FEATURE
2-8-0 heavy freight number 3850 departs Toddington with a passenger train headed for Cheltenham Race Course during the Costwolds Festival of Steam
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Peter Holton posted an update 11 months ago
The second set of 5 pictures from my visit to the GWSR on Sunday. 3850 leaving Toddington with a goods train, Std 4 75069 approaching Toddington, Merchant Navy P&O No 35006 approaching Gotherington, 7903 Formarke Hall leaving Toddington, and finally new build Betton Grange 6880 approaching Toddington
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Peter Holton posted an update 11 months ago
Sunday 25th May 2025 I spent the day at the Cotswolds Festival of Steam. With eleven locos running it was a busy day which saw the last trains of the day the best part of an hour late. I chose to base myself at Toddington – where you could get up close to the locos – for most of thae day apart from a brief ride down to Gotherington halt fo a…
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Peter Holton posted an update a year ago
a year ago (edited)
A few pictures of 7754 and 6880 taken at Berwyn hauling the last two steam services of the gala
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Peter Holton posted an update a year ago
a year ago (edited)
Llangollen Railway held its Branch Line Gala over the weekend. Featuring 6880 Betton Grange as guest steam loco and Class 14 “Teddy Bear” D9525 as guest diesel, the line up included the home fleet Pannier 7754, Heavy Freight 3802 and Kitson Tank 5459 “Austin 1”
Having worked during the gala on the Saturday with no time to take photos, I took…
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