Linda, 50 years on the FR

Today I went out with the camera to capture a special anniversary on the FR. Linda arrived here 50 years ago and to mark the occasion she was out on service trains. The sun almost shone and she ran like a well oiled machine making a most satisfying exhaust note.

She carried a headboard made specially for the day. Loco number 590, 50 years on the FR and 119 years old.

I took the car to TYB via a pause at Gwyndy Bank to get a shot of the train passing. Unfortunately the sun which had been doing it's best to shine darted behind a cloud just as the train pulled into Minffordd, such is life; at least it didn't rain. At TYB I shot the arrival of the train and then boarded the first coach to get some on train footage.

On returning to TYB I jumped in the car and dashed back to Port to edit the days shots and upload it to Youtube, you can see the results here. A bit of a rough edit which I will polish up for the 'Year in the life' chapter.