33207 & 33025 Crofton 8 August 2026

33207 Jim Martin & 33025 run alongside the Kennet & Avon Canal near Crofton on 8 August 2026 with the Railway Touring Company 1Z25 07:00 Paddington to Minehead 'West Somerset Steam Express' railtour. Although everything looks very green here, much of the countryside is tinder dry, so Network Rail had banned mainline steam, so consequently this tour is slightly misnamed! The train was running 49 minutes late due to being held at Great Bedwyn after reports of sheep on the line.