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Highlights 2011

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1. Visiting 0-6-0T 3F locomotive (number 47324) piloting our own 3F (number 47327) at Hammersmith   2. The visiting Jinty hauling the Trust's Vintage Stock during the Spring Bank Holiday weeekend.
3. The Vintage Stock passsing Hammersmith Signal box on its way to Butterley.   4. Passengers on Hammersmith platform 1 about to board their train.
5. The Vintage Stock leaves Hammersmith with the Head of the Historic Carriage and Wagon Department in charge of the train.   6. 0-4-0ST Whitehead leaves Hammersmith on its return to traffic over the weeekend of 7/8 May following an overaul.
7. Jinty 0-6-0T 47324 waiting to leave Hammersmith with its passenger train during the 1960s weekend in June.   8. Class 25, 25321 at the head of a goods train at Hammersmith during the 1960s weekend.
9. The visiting Jinty, 47324, with a class 5 train about to leave Hammersmith during the 1960s weekend. The class 25 locomotive is waiting its next turn of duty   10. Class 25 departs from Hammersmith with Jinty 47327 on its way to Butterley for water. The 1960s weekend of June 11/12 was a great sucess.
11. Royal Coach MR 1910 built for King George V was on display to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his coronation   12. 0-4-0ST Peckett, Whitehead, waits with a pick up goods train for a path to Swanwick during the August Vintage Weekend.
13. Visiting loco 2F, class J72 0-6-0 tank engine, number 69023 waits at Hammersmith with the Vintage stock over August Bank holiday weekend.   14. Two of the volunteers from the Historic Carriage and Wagon Department on a sunny Bank holiday Saturday.
15. More volunteers from the H C & W with the Vintage stock full of passengers.   16. The Vintage Stock passing milepost 136 as it leaves Hammersmith hauled by visiting loco 69023.
17. The 07.35 from Hastings departs from Butterley to start on its return journey.  The six-car unit was visiting during the DMU Gala Weekend.   18. Class 141 single car unit, number RB004, waits at Butterley during the DMU Gala Weekend.  The car is owned by The Railbus Trust.

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