"Sir Gomer" On Her Big Welsh Adventure - Pontypool Railway - 16092011

The Battlefield Line's Peckett 0-6-0ST "Sir Gomer" visited the Pontypool Railway in mid September 2011 for the Industry of South Wales gala. The Peckett operated alongside fellow Peckett's "Whitehead" and "Mardy Monster" as well as Austerity "Mech Navvies" and Bagnall No19. The weekend timetable was intensive with a strong service on the Friday operated by the visiting Peckett's. I was there on the Friday, riding on the footplate as Engine Rep for the Battlefield Line.

The engine did us proud, taking on the 1 in 24 incline three times, hauling 3 Mk1's and a dead 60-ton Mardy Monster. She also hauled the opening train of the new Big Pit branch line, with BBC Radio Wales presenter Roy Noble visiting the footplate at Furnace Sidings. A lovely day throughout.

Sir Gomer really did us proud today, it was a pleasure to spend the day with her.

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[TimHall42]

You must be very proud of your loco! I was just behind you leaning out of the first droplight on a couple of your trips up from Blaenavon. Industrials working hard up steep gradients are far more fun than large locos pottering along at 25mph on the flat!

[steampics]

@TimHall42 Tell me about it my friend. It was lovely to have Sir Gomer back in Wales doing what she was built to do :)

[HITHEREFOLKS]

IT'S ALMOST LIKE BEING THERE ! BEST STEAM TRAIN VIDEO EVER !!

[robmasterman]

Superb on-board footage, great to see Sir Gomer back in South Wales, I have fond memories of her at Mountain Ash back in the seventies....Bob

[howarth004]

It was a good gala , I did see this earlier , Bob Masterman had posted a vid, but worth seeing again, with a footplate view