Slam Door Scrapper 20.7.05.

Post by **madhattie** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:09 pm

Courtesy Nat fron SWRG:

Weds 20th July:

5Z23
Stewarts Lane 08:42
Acton Mainline 09:55/09:57
Hayes GLP 10:10/10:16
Swindon 11:46/11:48
Hullavinton 12:04/12:13
Pilning 12:45/13:14
East Usk Yd 13:37/14:07
Caldicot 14:23/14:24
Caerwent 14:34

Post by **James** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:30 pm

A half hour wait at Pilning???

Poor Veps...now I know what people must have felt like watching convoys of steamers being dragged to the scrapyards

I'm going to Kent on Saturday to ride on the Veps before they're all disposed of. Latest pictures show they're not even bothering to clean the outsides anymore

Post by **madhattie** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:35 pm

James wrote:I'm going to Kent on Saturday to ride on the Veps before they're all disposed of.

A good idea! I read somewhere that they're going to be stopped just as soon as is possible. No fanfare, no announcements, no reprieves and whathaveyou, as soon as the relacement is in place the Veps will be turned off.

Post by **James** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:03 am

madhattie wrote:
James wrote:I'm going to Kent on Saturday to ride on the Veps before they're all disposed of.
A good idea! I read somewhere that they're going to be stopped just as soon as is possible. No fanfare, no announcements, no reprieves and whathaveyou, as soon as the relacement is in place the Veps will be turned off.

Wanna help me save one? Apparently they're pretty cheap to buy

Post by **madhattie** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:38 am

It's reported that the loco allocated to haul this today is 67005.