A trio of Sentinels!

An operating day at the Rocks By Rail Museum today with a theme of the closure of the Oxford Ironstone Quarries. This is where the Museum's three Sentinel locomotives from that company were coupled together to commemorate the closure. It was an impressive site to see them running!

There is a short YouTube video here...

There were also steam brake van rides - always popular!

And in charge of the train today was Clova who has driven steam engines for years. Who said trains are big boys toys?

This is something you don't see too often - the detail of coupling between the engine and brake van.

You may recall a few days ago I posted about some Christmas decorations that the Museum was going to get rid of including this. I will be seeing a lot of this at Christmas because a lady from near to where I live has bought it to decorate the neighbourhoods Christmas tree!

Much as I enjoy the site of Christmas decorations it might be better if it were a trio of Sentinels!