Evening all. A very quick post from today. This afternoon, right on time at 15:29, West Coast Railways' Bulleid Pacific No35018 "British India Line" sailed past work on a light engine move from Carnforth to Southall. Hauling just two support coaches, the large Merchant Navy slipped gracefully past us with hardly a whiff of smoke in the hazy summer conditions. Built in 1945, the pacific was heading south to work an excursion over the weekend and looked a picture as she passed by. The Bulleid pacifics are all big engines, but the Merchant Navys in particular are the largest of all. I thought that light pacific "Sir Keith Park" was big when I got on that a year or two ago, but these are the next step up again! As with all passing main line steam, the sight of her was very brief. A friendly wave from her crew as they passed was then followed by a quick view of the tail lamp as they disappeared swiftly south. Lovely engine. Cheers all...Please note that the above image was taken from land outside of the NR boundary fence.
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