{"id":1036,"date":"2012-09-28T23:03:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T22:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steamage.co.uk\/wp1\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2012-10-01T19:47:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T18:47:42","slug":"vol-18-main-line-album-2007-part-1-tangmere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steamage.co.uk\/wp1\/vol-18-main-line-album-2007-part-1-tangmere\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol 18: Main Line Album 2007, Part 1: Tangmere"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It came as quite a surprise to discover how much footage of Tangmere I amassed during the year. From triumphs like the 40th anniversary of the Southern steam and the sure-footed restart on the 1-in-80 gradient at Sherborne, to less glorious moments, such as stalling on the Paignton & Dartmouth Rly with the Torbay Express, this programme shows Tangmere\u2019s ability to go almost anywhere and haul almost anything, week in, week out. My personal favourite is The Holiday Express: Tangmere and 6024 King Edward I double-headed a tour from Bristol to Par in Cornwall. The light was gorgeous all day, the two locomotives made a fine sight and an exciting noise, and I finally got to take a picture of a steam train crossing the Royal Albert Bridge.\u00a0(1 hour 11 mins)<\/p>\n

Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n

20th Jan<\/strong> VSOE Special (Victoria-Staines-Winchester-Southampton ED and return) Steventon (Hants.)<\/p>\n

17th Feb<\/strong> Excursion (East Croydon-Hove-Salisbury-Bristol and return) Fareham, Romsey.<\/p>\n

3rd July<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express (Victoria-Oxford-Stratford and return) Tackley, Oxford.<\/p>\n

7th July<\/strong> Southern Phoenix (Victoria-East Croydon-Guildford; Woking-Basingstoke-Havant-Waterloo) Ranmore Common, Westcott, Steventon (Hants), Chalton Down.<\/p>\n

21st July<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express (Taunton-Exeter-Yeovil Jc-Salisbury-Victoria) Oborne, Gomeldon.<\/p>\n

29th Aug<\/strong> VSOE Special (Victoria-Westbury-Victoria) Red Post, Patney.<\/p>\n

5th Sept<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express (Victoria-Salisbury-Bristol and return) Grateley, Bishopstrow, Upton Scudamore, Andover.<\/p>\n

9th Sept<\/strong> The Torbay Express (Bristol-Kingswear-Bristol) Long Ashton, Beam Bridge, Combeinteignhead, Waterside, Churston, Dartmouth, Stoke Cannon.<\/p>\n

12th Sept<\/strong> The Waterloo Sunrise (Waterloo-Salisbury-Yeovil Jc, Weymouth-Southampton-Waterloo) Wardour, Poole Park<\/p>\n

29th Sept<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express (Victoria-Gloucester and return) Steventon (Oxon.) Baulking, Sapperton.<\/p>\n

15th Dec<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special (London-Chichester) Great Brockhamhurst, Holmwood.<\/p>\n

18th Dec<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special (London-Winchester and return) Ranmore Common.<\/p>\n

20th Dec<\/strong> The Cathedrals Express Carol Concert Special (London-Sherborne and return) Monxton, Grateley, Tisbury, Wardour.<\/p>\n

34067 Tangmere & 6024 King Edward I \u201cThe Odd Couple\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

24th Aug<\/strong> The Holiday Express (Bristol-Plymouth-Par and return) Beam Bridge, Rattery, Royal Albert Bridge, Liskard, Hemerdon, Exeter St David\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Gallery<\/span><\/h2>\n