5025 hurtles along the Strathspey Railway. Filmed Sunday 13th August 2023, released Tuesday 29th August 2023.
Whilst on holiday in the Cairngorms, I took the opportunity to pay a visit to the Strathspey Railway to see recently restored 'Black Five' 5025, after returning from a year 27 absence in 2021.
We spent the morning riding behind the 'Black Five' in the 'Coronation' coach on loan from the GCR. This provided excellent views of the Cairngorm National Park and I would highly recommend. Afterwards we managed to get a shot of both the 'Black Five' & a ScotRail 'HST' leaving Aviemore, even with a friendly toot between both locomotives. Finally we wandered into the woods just north of Aviemore to grab a couple more shots of the 'Five' before calling it a day and heading home.
Locations featured, with timestamps & locomotives:
-00:16, 43164 & 43012, Aviemore
-01:00, 5025, Aviemore (1)
-02:31, 5025, Aviemore (2)
-03:41, 5025, Aviemore Woods (1)
-04:16, 5025, Aviemore Woods (2)
-05:26, 5025, Aviemore Woods (3)
Locomotives:
-LMS Class 5MT 'Black Five' No. 5025
-ScotRail Class 43 No. 43012
-ScotRail Class 43 No. 43164
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