Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme
Fête de la Vapeur Sunday 28th April 2013


Late afternoon and the Mallet locomotive is seen across the fields after passing Pendé heading towards St. Valery.


In late afternoon Bebért propelled the K&ESR coach towards St. Valery for the last time in the fête.


I was fortunate to meet a fellow K&WVR member, who had a French railway enthusiast with him, and was invited to join
them at a rather good viewpoint. No 1 "Aisne" seen from the marshes at 17.10 with a St. Valery train.


No 15 heads in the opposite direction, at 17.35, past a group of photographers at another popular viewpoint.


It was now 17.56 and the Parisien métro train made a splendid sight as it headed along the embankment to St.Valery.


At 18.11 the Mallet came into view and stopped in the middle of nowhere. The loco crew all got out and photographs were
taken by members of the train crew!


Photos taken it restarted its train and continued its journey...


... being bathed in the superb golden late evening sunshine.


X-212 followed shortly afterwards being reflected in the pools of the marsh area.


Final light engine movement of the day over the embankment was Corpet-Louvet 0-6-0 no. 75 ex-TIV


A quick look in at St. Valey Canal depot on a dull Monday morning 29th April found the Parisien métro units on three lorries
about to leave for their Versailles depot.


The rail ramps being loaded onto one of the lorries - third lorry was in road outside depot.


The Mallet was having its smokebox cleaned out whilst it was drained of water.


The following day found another lorry - this time with the 0-4-0 Corpet Louvet ready to go home.

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