Spam Can at Temple Meads with 6th July's Torbay Express

[mow]

Past Time Rail's website lists Tangmere for this Sunday's run to Kingswear ( and also for the 13th of July).

http://www.past-timerail.co.uk/tour%20updates.htm

[horace]

Me sees another argument coming soon. I mean a Spam Can! Now is that a spam can kettle or a kettle spam can.
I wonder how many objectors there will be to this terminology, i can see dear hattie having to defend his corner again.

[mow]

Substitute the words 'Inovative, free steaming and powerful Southern Railway Pacific Battle of Britain Class Steam Engine' for Spam Can.

[horace]

Awhh, i much prefer spam can.
Tell you what though, the one thing that amazes me about Tangmere when it passes here is how quiet it is compared to the FGW 158's etc. and its pulling a full load, not 3 coaches.
Now why was a rebuilt Battle of Britain not referred to as Spam as it has lost the can?
Was it because St Phillips Marsh was known as Spam?
I doubt it.
Forgive me, these terminologies bring back so many memories, that's why i just cannot see the point in getting upset about them, they were great.

[mow]

UK Steam has an posted time for Tangmere's move.

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t08/t0704q.htm

It reaches Bath c. 17.18 and Bristol Temple Meads c. 17.50 today Friday 4th July.

[mow]

UK Steam has an posted time for Tangmere's move.

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t08/t0704q.htm

It reaches Bath c. 17.18 and Bristol Temple Meads c. 17.50 today Friday 4th July.

[mow]

A late departure this morning, thankfully the rain held off. Tangmere shunted stock forwards through BTM and then brought it all back into platform 6.

http://michael527.fotopic.net/c1539978.html

[stationcat]

Timings for 34067 move 11 July.
Southall dep 14.20
Bath Goods Loop 17.31 - 17.48
BTM 17.53

[chippy]

Tangmere passed oldfield park slowly without stopping about 5.20 p.m. + support coach...chippy

http://john232.fotopic.net

http://johns.fpic.co.uk

[Rich_Eason]

Yatton Sunday 13th July

[mow]

Nice shot Rich, couldn't manage one like that today, all I could manage were static shots or ones from the middle of the train looking forward as it stormed through the curves. It had to have a bit of a push after it left Paignton.

Thanks for posting the pic.

[James]

Yatton Sunday 13th July

A very powerful low-angled shot...I hope that's a telephoto effect and you weren't standing in the four foot of the goods loop!

[BristleGWR]

In todays Bristol Evening Post...

STEAM SERVICE FROM BRISTOL IS RUNAWAY SUCCESS
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07:43 - 14 July 2008

A steam train which runs from Bristol to the south Devon coast has started its summer service for the sixth year in a row.

The first Torbay Express train of the season on Sunday went to Paignton and Dartmouth, and was only 26 seats short of being a 475-seat sell-out.

Launched in 2003 when it ran on only four Sundays in August, the Torbay Express has been expanded every summer since and in 2008 will have a 14-week season. The service will run every Sunday until September 28, plus August Bank Holiday Monday. Reviving the name of a famous steam express which once ran from London Paddington but which was discontinued in 1961, the Torbay Express now sets out from Bristol each Sunday at 9.18am, picking up at Weston-super-mare at 9.42am, Taunton at 10.42am and Exeter St Davids at 11.18am.

The route takes in the Somerset levels to Taunton, the Blackdown Hills and the Exe Valley to Exeter, the Exe and Teign estuaries, the sea-wall stretch from Dawlish Warren to Teignmouth, passes the estate once owned by Agatha Christie, and into the old riverside terminus station at Kingswear.

This year, three trains will operate on the route; the Great Western Railway 'King' class engine King Edward I; GWR four-cylinder 'Castle' class locomotive Nunney Castle, and the Southern Railway 'Battle of Britain' class engine Tangmere.

Included in the fare - ú55 from Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare, ú54 from Taunton, ú50 from Exeter - is the cost of the foot-ferry across the River Dart to Dartmouth.

Andy Staite, director of the train's promoters Past-Time Rail, said: "The Torbay Express has undoubtedly been helped by the terrific coverage it received in last year's BBC television series Coast.

"The sequences filmed from a helicopter showed the train steaming beside the dramatic 'sea wall' stretch of the line at Dawlish and Teignmouth, scampering around the red sandstone cliffs, and diving in and out of the many tunnels.

"It has given us a much better start to the 2008 season than we could have hoped for."

For bookings call 01543 411 971.

[mow]

Had a highly enjoyable trip on the Torbay Express yesterday. It was an exilerating run. Link below. Unable to get near a window on section to Teignmouth from Dawlish...

http://michael527.fotopic.net/c1544981_1.html

Have added captions.

I noticed this weighing scale at Taunton, is there anything like it at Temple Meads?

http://michael527.fotopic.net/p51952347.html

[Steve S]

Tangmere and it's support coach have just pulled into BTM (8.15), presumably on their way back to where it's usually based after running the Torbay Express. Out of curiousity, anyway know where it is usually based ?