Mighty steam loco passes through Moray [The Northern Scot]
Date: 26/04/2012
THE hiss and chug of a steam locomotive reverberated across Moray at the weekend as the Great Britain V passed through. Hauled by the Scots Guardsman, the majestic train was in the area as part of a nine-day tour of the UK, operated by Railway Touring Company. Crowds gathered at stations at Keith, Elgin, and Forres and at vantage points along the way as the machine powered by. Young and old alike lined platforms, railway bridges and railside tracks, armed with cameras to capture a lasting image of the relic of a bygone age as it billowed by. Passengers, who would have paid upwards of £1,775 for the experience, travelled on to Inverness, where they spent the night before heading further West to Fort William. [From Matthew Tomlins]
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THE hiss and chug of a steam locomotive reverberated across Moray at the weekend as the Great Britain V passed through.
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