Crowds of admirers gathered to be whisked back to the days of steam when two engines pulling one set of carriages made their way through Shropshire and mid Wales on Saturday.
Altogether the train is called the Great Britain XVI, and it was on a nine-day tour of the UK which started in London last weekend and has since visited places such as Kent, Inverness and Liverpool.
Nick said:"A few people headed to where I was waiting, it's a lovely spot. We were there about 10 minutes and it turned up on time.After visiting Shrewsbury the excursion went to Craven Arms where it turns right and onto the Heart of Wales line, through Knighton and Llandrindod Wells, towards Swansea.
Once, 842 of these machines, which were designed to pull passenger and goods trains, existed - operating from the top of Scotland down to the Dorset coast.The You Tube channel Full Steam Ahead recorded the engines heading over the Knucklas Viaduct and other scenes. "44871 and 45407 were around 15 minutes late, however, they both sounded stunning and going like the clappers as they thundered through the delightful Welsh Marches countryside.
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