The Best of 2017 - Part 2 (July - December)
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Part 2 of The Best of 2017. In this video we look at the very best of the best clips I have taken throughout the Year from January through to June. There have been some spectacular events this year ranging from the Great Central Railway's 'WINTER STEAM GALA', the Severn Valley Railway's 'AUTUMN STEAM GALA', the BR Black themes of the West Somerset Railway's Spring and Autumn Galas, the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway's '90th ANNIVERSARY END of SEASON GALA' and of course the 50th Anniversary of the End of Southern Steam Galas at the Mid-Hants, Swanage and Bluebell Railways. Main Line highlights include the return of 35028 "Clan Line" and the preservation debut on the ML of 'Black 5' 45212. The South of England also the presence of Eastern Thoroughbreds "Flying Scotsman" and "Union of South Africa". Locomotives featured include... - BR(W) 1500-class 0-6-0PT No.1501 - GWR 4073-class 'Castle' 4-6-0 No.5043 "Earl of Mount Edgcumbe" - GWR 6000-class 'King' 4-6-0 No.6023 "King Edward II" - GWR 6400-class 0-6-0PT No.6430 - GWR/BR(W) 6959-class 'Modified Hall' 4-6-0 Nos.6960 "Raveningham Hall", 6990 "Witherslack Hall" & 7903 "Foremarke Hall" - GWR/BR(W) 7800-class 'Manor' 4-6-0 Nos.7802 "Bradley Manor", 7812 "Erlestoke Manor", 7820 "Dinmore Manor" & 7822 "Foxcote Manor" - LSWR M7-class 0-4-4T No.30053 - LSWR T9-class 4-4-0 No.30120 - SR Q-class 0-6-0 No.30541 - SR V-class 'Schools' 4-4-0 No.926 "Repton" - SECR P-class 0-6-0T No.323 "Bluebell" - SR/BR(S) unrebuilt/rebuilt 'West Country'/'Battle of Britain'-class 4-6-2 Nos.34027 "Taw Valley", 34046 "Braunton" (as No.34052 "Lord Dowding"), 34053 "Sir Keith Park", 34070 "Manston", 34081 "92 Squadron" & 34092 "City of Wells" - SR/BR(S) rebuilt 'Merchant Navy'-class 4-6-2 Nos.35006 "Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co." & 35028 "Clan Line" - BR(M) 2MT-class 'Mickey Mouse' 2-6-2T No.41312 - LMSR 4F-class 0-6-0 Nos.43924 & 44422 - LMSR 'Black 5'-class 4-6-0 Nos.45212, 45305, 45379 & 45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" - LMSR 'Jubilee'-class 4-6-0 No.45699 "Galatea" - LMSR 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T No.47406 - LMSR 8F-class 2-8-0 No.48624 - SDJR 7F-class 2-8-0 Nos.53808 & 53809 - LNER A4-class 4-6-2 No.60009 "Union of South Africa" - LNER A3-class 4-6-2 No.60103 "Flying Scotsman" - BR(E) A1-class 4-6-2 No.60163 "Tornado" - GER Y14-class 0-6-0 No.564 - BR 'Britannia'-class 4-6-2 No.70013 "Oliver Cromwell" - BR 'Standard 5'-class 4-6-0 No.73082 "Camelot" - BR 'Standard 4'-class 4-6-0 No.75014 - BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-0 No.76017 - BR 'Standard 2'-class 2-6-0 No.78018 - BR 'Standard 4'-class 2-6-4T Nos.80078, 80104 (as No.80146) & 80136 - BR 9F-class 2-10-0 Nos.92212 & 92214 - BR Class 33 'Crompton' Bo-Bo Nos.D6515 "Lt. Jenny Lewis RN", 33053 and 33202 "Dennis G. Robinson" - BR Class 50 'Hoover' Co-Co No.50027 "Lion" - BR Class 55 'Deltic' Co-Co Nos.D9002 "The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry" & D9009 "Alycidon" - Metropolitan E-class 0-4-4T No.1 - 'Haydock Foundry' 0-6-0WT "Bellerophon" - RHDR 'Greenly'-class 4-6-2 Nos.2 "Northern Chief", 7 "Typhoon" & 8 "Hurricane" - RHDR 'Mountain'-class 4-8-2 No.5 "Hercules" - RHDR 'Canadian Pacific'-class 4-6-2 Nos.9 "Winston Churchill" & 10 "Doctor Syn" - SBCR 'Bullock'-class 4-6-2 Nos.1001 "The Monarch", 1002 "The Empress" & 2006 "Edward VIII" Plus many more. Railway featured are... - Avon Valley Railway - Bluebell Railway - Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - Cholsey & Wallingford Railway - Didcot Railway Centre - Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway - Epping-Ongar Railway - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Great Central Railway - Leighton Buzzard Light Railway - Mid-Hants Railway - Moors Valley Railway - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - Severn Valley Railway - Swanage Railway - Watford Miniature Railway - West Somerset Railway This is Part 2 of 2.