Image D1015, 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster, West Midlands Safari Park SO799748
D1015, 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster, West Midlands Safari Park SO799748
D1015, 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster, West Midlands Safari Park SO799748 D1015 'Western Champion' under power gets the 13.54 Bewdley to Kidderminster away past the West Midlands Safari Park with a characteristic plume of exhaust from the twin Maybach MD655 engines. The locomotive is operated by the DTG (Diesel Traction Group) who have an excellent and very informative web site relating to the locomotive at http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015.php This contains some fascinating information about the inauspicious end to this locomotive's BR career during December 1976 following a very minor derailment at Castle Cary of all places! Following this event it ended up at Swindon works where I photographed it in slightly worse condition than it is seen here, see....... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29376551004/x1-d1015-awaiting-restoration-swindon There is an audio recording of this event on my youtube channel, see https://youtu.be/M4fgHIjyqP4 Keywords: D1015 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster West Midlands Safari Park SO799748 SVR Severn Valley Railway Diesel Gala Western Champion DTG
D1015, 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster, West Midlands Safari Park SO799748 D1015 'Western Champion' under power gets the 13.54 Bewdley to Kidderminster away past the West Midlands Safari Park with a characteristic plume of exhaust from the twin Maybach MD655 engines. The locomotive is operated by the DTG (Diesel Traction Group) who have an excellent and very informative web site relating to the locomotive at http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015.php This contains some fascinating information about the inauspicious end to this locomotive's BR career during December 1976 following a very minor derailment at Castle Cary of all places! Following this event it ended up at Swindon works where I photographed it in slightly worse condition than it is seen here, see....... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29376551004/x1-d1015-awaiting-restoration-swindon There is an audio recording of this event on my youtube channel, see https://youtu.be/M4fgHIjyqP4 Keywords: D1015 13.54 Bewdley-Kidderminster West Midlands Safari Park SO799748 SVR Severn Valley Railway Diesel Gala Western Champion DTG


D1015 'Western Champion' under power gets the 13.54 Bewdley to Kidderminster away past the West Midlands Safari Park with a characteristic plume of exhaust from the twin Maybach MD655 engines. The locomotive is operated by the DTG (Diesel Traction Group) who have an excellent and very informative web site relating to the locomotive at http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015.php This contains some fascinating information about the inauspicious end to this locomotive's BR career during December 1976 following a very minor derailment at Castle Cary of all places! Following this event it ended up at Swindon works where I photographed it in slightly worse condition than it is seen here, see....... https://www.ontheupfast.com/p/21936chg/29376551004/x1-d1015-awaiting-restoration-swindon

There is an audio recording of this event on my youtube channel, see https://youtu.be/M4fgHIjyqP4