{"id":19009,"date":"2019-08-05T17:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19009"},"modified":"2019-08-05T17:03:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:03:31","slug":"the-unexpected-joy-of-finding-two-steam-engines-at-cardiff-central-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-unexpected-joy-of-finding-two-steam-engines-at-cardiff-central-station\/","title":{"rendered":"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-01.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This was rather unexpected: travelling to Cardiff Central to get a train back to London last week,\u00a0 I came across the sight of two gleaming steam engines ready to pull a train out of the station.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-02.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-03.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Powered by a B1 62306 Mayflower and Black 5 44871, the train was the Steam Dreams Excursion from London Paddington to Cardiff via Gloucester and return, and was organised by The West Coast Railway Company.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-04.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-05.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-06.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-07.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-08.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-09.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-10.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-11.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/steam-train-cardiff-central-12.jpg\" alt=\"The unexpected joy of finding two steam engines at Cardiff Central station, Thurs 1st Aug 2019 \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A short video of the train departing Cardiff Central.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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