European Railroad Discussion > Steam on the Dean Forest Railway

A photographic charter freight train on the DFR behind BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 78019 of 1954 in beautiful late autumnal sunshine. The DFR is one of our shorter, less well known heritage railways, based just outside Lydney in Gloucestershire, on the banks of the River Severn. It runs for four miles through the Forest of Dean to Parkend. It's what remains of the onetime Severn & Wye Railway which served the coal mines and other industry of the Forest.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/25 09:59 by 86235.

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A couple of more shots and a short video. A most enjoyable way of spending a Saturday.

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Nick - all good shots but #1 is spectacular!

Makes me think about the Hornby-Duplo catalogue I had as a kid back in the 1950s.

Thank you for sharing.

dwatry Wrote:
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> Nick - all good shots but #1 is spectacular!

Thanks, the light could not have been better first thing in the morning

ts1457 Wrote:
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> Makes me think about the Hornby-Duplo catalogue I
> had as a kid back in the 1950s.

The pick up goods train set!



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Nick, thanks for the show.  Gerry

All nice shots, and I really loved that video.  

Thanks for the post.

86235 Wrote:
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> ts1457 Wrote:
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> > Makes me think about the Hornby-Duplo catalogue> I
> > had as a kid back in the 1950s.
>
> The pick up goods train set!

Sounds about right. It was all a bit exotic to me. My mother was from Canada and her parents still lived there. British model trains, I would say, were more common back then in Canada than "Yankee" ones.

Thanks again.

jkh2cpu Wrote:
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> All nice shots, and I really loved that
> video.  
>
> Thanks for the post.


Thanks

Excellent post, and a very well done and interesting video.
First rate !!

What a beautiful locomotive to see and hear in action.

Great, a timeless scene!

train1275 Wrote:
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> Excellent post, and a very well done and
> interesting video.
> First rate !!
>
> What a beautiful locomotive to see and hear in
> action.


Thanks, yes 78019 is a great little locomotive.

wp1801 Wrote:
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> Great, a timeless scene!


Thanks

Beautiful railroad scenes.  Thank you!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand that switch in the 4th pic under the height detector. Is it some sort of British derail?

gttruex Wrote:
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> Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand
> that switch in the 4th pic under the height
> detector. Is it some sort of British derail?

Yes, we call them catch points.