5029 Nunney Castle

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:27 pm

5029's light engine move timings are now up on UK Steam.
Fridays local times are Westerleigh 1228, Parkway 1234, BTM 1248, BTM Depart 1257.
Arrive EWS Barton Hill 1302.
Nunney Castle is in charge of the next two Torbay trips.

Dave

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:25 pm

5029 Nunney Castle will not now be in charge of the next two Torbay Express trips.
Apparently the 5029 group have been told there is insufficient space at EWS Barton Hill to stable the loco for the next fortnight.
The group was offered alternate stabling at the Gloucester road sidings but have declined this as there is insufficient services there to look after/service a steam loco.
5029 will therefore remain at Tyseley and the King will be in charge of the Torbays for the next two trips and thereafter until Tangmere is due to take over.

Dave

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:25 pm

34067 Tangmere now doing this Sundays Torbay Express.
Seems to be a political wrangle going on between various interested parties!
I wonder who is telling the truth?

Dave

stopblock · Post by **stopblock** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:05 pm

Space is deffinatley an issue at barton hill with the bottom sheds used for referbishment of pacers.The top sheds are used for "H" exams on hta coal wagons.Road 13/14 12.11 &10 used for stabling of voyagers on nights.

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:14 pm

stopblock wrote:Space is deffinatley an issue at barton hill with the bottom sheds used for referbishment of pacers.The top sheds are used for "H" exams on hta coal wagons.Road 13/14 12.11 &10 used for stabling of voyagers on nights.

Stopblock
Being in the "trade" so to speak.
What would you call the gloucester road sidings?And where are they?
Thanks.
Dave

tugboatcharly2 · Post by **tugboatcharly2** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:37 pm

Dave I think thats what they call the old midland lines from TEMPLE MEADS to Goucester via Larwence Hill. Jct

stopblock · Post by **stopblock** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:55 pm

The glosters as we always called them is the 2 roads nearest temple meads usually have a 37 on them plus an nka .As tugboat said they were the old midland main lines.

BristleGWR · Post by **BristleGWR** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:26 pm

Passed Barton Hill earlier this evening; Tangmere is on the line nearest the road entrance (road 1?) and the King has been shunted to the 'Glosters'.

BristleGWR · Post by **BristleGWR** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:08 pm

Tangmere near Long Ashton this morning.

andy hole · Post by **andy hole** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:16 am

Nice photo I was on this trip today getting covered in soot/clinker ash. was a good trip despite not being a GW engine