The Dartmouth Arrow Saturday 30th August

carpetcone · Post by **carpetcone** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:29 pm

The Dartmouth Arrow, D1015 Western Champion Saturday 30th August

Timings issued with the tickets to passengers are as follows:

Dep BTM 10:10 Ret 22:01
Nailsea & Backwell 10:23 21:46
Yatton 10:31 21:38
WsM 10:45 21:23
Taunton 11:17 20:57
Exeter SD 11:54 20:23
Arr Kingswear 13:35 Dep 19:00

stopblock · Post by **stopblock** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:38 pm

One of the best places to go and see the red arrows

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:59 pm

Here's a few pics from sunny Weston. Shame that as Champion arrived so did a Bristol bound unit! Ah well....

And on leaving heading south.

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:14 pm

On the way into Bath today we caught up with the Dartmouth Arrow at BTM. As we got off the 143 (:?), D1015 was sat on the centre road ticking over...

Then shunted the stock back onto Platform 4 were it sat for a good 15mins...

Prior to departure 47773 & 33025 turned up...

and then D1015 departed on time in a sprightly manner!

BristleGWR · Post by **BristleGWR** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:17 pm

The D1005 Western Venturer side of D1015 seen near Backwell.

and following on straight afterwards was 47773 & 33025.

Post by **madhattie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:02 pm

Anyone know what time the 47 and 33 are due back through Bristol?

carpetcone · Post by **carpetcone** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:28 am

The Western ran more or less to time and was certainly going pretty fast along the levels past Bridgwater.

The Vintage Trains class 33 wasn't powered up. It was taken along in case of any problems with the class 47.

Kingswear and Dartmouth were packed solid, huge queues to use the ferry and everywhere else. Pubs running out of beer and food, good job I took my own!
The Red Arrows did fly over, I glimpsed them through the clouds once but that was it. Shame really, as when the train arrived it was bright sunshine but by 5pm it was overcast.