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18th April 2025
British Rail Green Class 37 locomotives No. 37667 'Flopsie' and No.37521 storm out of the gloom at Silk Mills on Good Friday 18th April 2025 hauling 'The Chairmans Train'. Having been hauled from Kingswear to Taunton by GWR steam locomotive No. 5029 'Nunney Castle', the train reversed at Taunton with Class 37 locomotives provided to take the train south into Cornwall for the rest of the weekend. No. 37667 'Flopsie' and No.37521 (which had swapped formation since arrival earlier in the week), operated 1Z30 11:00 Taunton - St Germans where the on board guests would alight for an afternoon break before re-joining the train at Lostwithiel later in the afternoon.
(Photo: Brian Garrett)
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18th April 2025
The second leg of ‘The Chairmans Train’ private charter on Good Friday, 18th April 2025 was captured in driving rain at Whiteball. The saturated double-headed locomotives and coaching stock lead by No. 37667 'Flopsie' (D6851) and No.37521 (D6817) head south for Devon and Cornwall operating as the 1Z30 11:00 Taunton to St Germans.
(Photo: S A Ginn)
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