Wensleydale Railway Photo Archive

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

May 2014

Visit of the Bittern

In May 2014 the A4 steam locomotive Bittern visited the Wensleydale Railway. It was organised and hired by the Swaledale Festival to mark the start of the 2014 festival

Here are some photographs to give a flavour of that day. It was extremely busy with all three trains virtually sold out.

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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The day before the big day Bittern did a test run. Here it is arriving at Leyburn (23/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The day before the big day Bittern did a test run. Here it is arriving at Leyburn (23/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The day before the big day Bittern did a test run. Here it is arriving at Leyburn (23/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The day before the big day Bittern did a test run. Here it is at Leyburn (23/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Leeming Bar station was very crowded awaiting Bittern pulling its train into the platform (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern pulling in across the crossing into Leeming Bar station (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern pulling its train into Leeming Bar station (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern at Leeming Bar ready to load passengers into its train (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Barry Wetherell
Bittern passing Bedale signal box (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Barry Wetherell
Inside Bedale signal box with Bittern in the distance (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Barry Wetherell
Bittern passing Muddfield Farm (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Barry Wetherell
Bittern arriving at Redmire (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Barry Wetherell
Bittern arrived at Redmire (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern running round its train at Redmire (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A large crowd at Redmire watching for Bittern to run round its train (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern running round its train at Redmire (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
There were Morris Dances to entertain the crowds at Redmire who had come to see the Bittern (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
There was on-train entertainment for the passengers on the Bittern (24/05/2014)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Bittern resting in the yard at Leeming Bar after arriving back from its journey (24/05/2014)
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