GWR 175 - The Prelude: West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala 3rd & 4th October 2009

The third and final part of the WSR Autumn Steam Gala of 2009. This film features a mixture of the big 4-6-0s to smaller engines plus double heading, featuring prairie tanks 5542 and 5553 double heading out of Minehead and later 9466 with 5224. With the gala comming to the end.

Locos featured:

6024 King Edward I
4936 Pitchford Hall
GWR 2-8-0 5224
Hawksworth pannier 9466
7802 Bradley Manor

At the ending of the film shows the scenes of Stogumber Station and its gardens, this is a memorial to Iris Horn, a WSR volunteer and a good friend, who passed away on September 21st at the age of 92. Iris volunteered to help run and maintain Stogumber Station after the line was reopened in 1976.
With her husband Harry, Iris looked after the station for many years, and she continued as Station Master following the death of Harry in 2000. She was recently awarded the MBE in the Queen's Honours List for voluntary services to the rail industry in Somerset. Iris will be forever be remembered for her dedication and hard work in maintaining the ideallic station and will be dearly missed by those who knew her.

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[robmasterman]

Another excellent compilations of shots Rys, and you've chosen superb locations and worked hard to get to them all. I was shocked to see your wonderful tribute to the late Iris Horn MBE, she was a lovely lady and will be sadly missed at Stogumber after all these years...5* Bob

[GreatWestern175]

Iris was indeed a wonderfull woman of whom I used to know when I was very little, going back all those years. Last time seeing her was March this year and wanted to make this final gala film in honor of her.

[EMuksteam]

great video got some great shots of the wsr gala

[GreatWestern175]

Thank you man! It was pretty tricky getting some of these shots as the weather was very troppy but managed to stay put.

[BIASpotter]

love it :)

wht camera do you use?

[GreatWestern175]

I use a Panasonic NV-GS230.

[NapierNimbus]

Another excellent video

[hurleyfunbags]

Superb coverage. The WSR really know how to put on a gala.