MY LIFE IN TRAINS
Lineside and Station Sequences
Part Thirty Nine
Severn Tunnel – 28 August 1963
Farewell to Lydney – 5 September 1963
The next day I treated myself to a trip to Severn Tunnel Junction, and walked towards the entrance to the tunnel to take a few photos – there were just thirty three minutes between the first and last photos in this sequence.
This series ends with two final pictures from Lydney, and my last lineside photos until the 1980s.
Once again, if you followed My Story you will have seen all of these before –are they worth seeing more than once?
All Photographs by Alan Lewis Chambers ©
14:00 BR Western No D1058 'Western Nobleman' drifts down from Severn Tunnel Junction to the tunnel with a freight on 28 August 1963.
14:18 GWR Hall 4-6-0 No 6945 'Glasfryn Hall' drifts down to the Severn Tunnel on a parcels train on 28 August 1963.
14:23 GWR Castle 4-6-0 No 5071 'Spitfire' drops down to the tunnel from Severn Tunnel Junction on 28 August 1963.
14:46 GWR 5100 2-6-2T No 5191 and Modified Hall 4-6-0 No 6987 'Shevington Hall' descend into the Severn Tunnel on a freight train on 28 August 1963.
14:59 GWR 6100 2-6-2T No 6114 pilots BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92225 down from Severn Tunnel Junction into the tunnel on 28 August 1963.
15:14 GWR 7200 2-8-2T No 7250 returns light engine towards Severn Tunnel Junction on 28 August 1963..
11:10 East of Lydney GWR 1600 0-6-0PT No 1631 heads an eastbound class J freight on 5 September 1963.
11:17 East of Lydney GWR Modified Hall 4-6-0 No 6965 'Thirlestaine Hall' heads a westbound class C express freight on 5 September 1963.
