LMS 44871 storms the North Warwickshire line with ‘The Stratford Flyer’ 9/3/24

The Stratford Flyer- operated by LMS Black 5 44871 from Manchester Piccadilly to Stratford upon Avon and return

The day would start with an early morning commute to meet ‪@LiamsLocos‬ and head to Stoke on Trent/ Stone (Staffordshire). Liam would take the other camera to Stoke on Trent to grab the opening shot of 44871 working 1Z64 while I filmed at Stone. Had we known the canopy was having work done at Stoke on Trent we would’ve chosen a different location. I expected the station to be quiet at Stone but the locals got wind of it and a crowd formed.
A quick dash back to Stafford to try and beat the train to Penkridge fell through when our train started running late and the signallers let the black 5 go early, so we made our way to Spring Road and Hall Green where the loco put on a fine display working away from the junction at Tyseley, blasting through Spring Road and Hall Green.
We then moved over to Hatton North to get the turning move. The original plan was to get two shots (Hatton north jct and Shrewley) but the turning move ran 85 early so we had to stick to Hatton north.
For the return shot I headed off to Danzey where 44871 came by 2 early working 1Z65 Stratford upon Avon to Manchester Piccadilly.

Overall a fantastic day out seeing 44871 perform faultlessly. Thanks to all the crew involved and great to see ‪@LiamsLocos‬ ‪@harnettyrailways‬ ‪@James_Trains‬ and ‪@GreatBritishRailways1‬

Filmed in 4K
9/3/24