25 October 2015. A King, a Castle, a Hall, a City & THE Duke.

Taken 25-Oct-15

Visitors 154

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Category:Transportation

Subcategory:Trains

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Keywords:castle, city of truro, duke, hall, tyseley

Photo Info

Dimensions7036 x 4601

Original file size2.49 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken25-Oct-15 15:29

Date modified25-Oct-15 18:46

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D800E

Focal length38 mm

Focal length (35mm)38 mm

Max lens aperturef/4

Exposure1/160 at f/5.6

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias+2/3 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Shutter priority

ISO speedISO 200

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom1x

This amazing sight greeted visitors to Tyseley Locomotive Works Open Day.

From the left:
GWR 3700 Class 4-4-0 no 3717 City of Truro - designed by George Jackson Churchward
GWR 4900 'Hall' Class 4-6-0 no 4965 Rood Ashton Hall - designed by Charles Collett
GWR 6000 'King' Class 4-6-0 no 6000 King George V - designed by Charles Collett
GWR 4073 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 no 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe - Charles Collett
BR 'Duke' 4-6-2 Pacific no 71000 Duke of Gloucester - designed by Robert Riddles

It is highly unlikely that these locomotives will ever be seen together again so this is a very rare photograph.

copyright Clive Hanley