The Datmouth Express 03/10/09

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:44 pm

From here http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/index.p ... 31009.html

Tangmere from Poole to Kingswear via Bristol.

Station Depart Return
Salisbury 08:55 21:51
Westbury 09:27 21:19
Bristol Temple Meads 10:21 20:15
Kingswear Arrive 14:09 Depart 16:40

Diesel Poole - Westbury, Tangmere Westbury to Kingswear and back

Post by **James** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:58 pm

Steam is now coming on at Bristol, not Westbury.

Post by **James** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:06 pm

Bit of a disaster, this one. 47760 failed (3 times) on the way to from Poole with a broken coolant pipe. Tour cancelled at Salisbury after sitting in the tunnel for a while. Tangmere still in Barton Hill with Dartmouth Express headboard on, and support crew twiddling their thumbs. 47245 sent from Southall to rescue stock...no idea what's happening to pax.

jules · Post by **jules** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:30 am

Oh how I miss being a Charter Trains Manager

stationcat · Post by **stationcat** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:10 pm

Loco sent from Southal to rescue stock! Wasn't there one available at Carlisle then ?!?!

Robin Summerhill · Post by **Robin Summerhill** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:47 am

James wrote:Bit of a disaster, this one. 47760 failed (3 times) on the way to from Poole with a broken coolant pipe. Tour cancelled at Salisbury after sitting in the tunnel for a while. Tangmere still in Barton Hill with Dartmouth Express headboard on, and support crew twiddling their thumbs. 47245 sent from Southall to rescue stock...no idea what's happening to pax.

Just a thought - why didn't they send Tangmere to rescue the train? It was after all sitting around doing nothing!

I accept that things might have changed a lot since my days in Bath Road in the 70s, but knowing the road to Salisbury for a Bristol crew should surely not be a problem?

Post by **James** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:00 am

Robin Summerhill wrote:
James wrote:Bit of a disaster, this one. 47760 failed (3 times) on the way to from Poole with a broken coolant pipe. Tour cancelled at Salisbury after sitting in the tunnel for a while. Tangmere still in Barton Hill with Dartmouth Express headboard on, and support crew twiddling their thumbs. 47245 sent from Southall to rescue stock...no idea what's happening to pax.
Just a thought - why didn't they send Tangmere to rescue the train? It was after all sitting around doing nothing!

I accept that things might have changed a lot since my days in Bath Road in the 70s, but knowing the road to Salisbury for a Bristol crew should surely not be a problem?

It did occur to me and quite a few other people I talked to, so there must have been a good reason for WCRC to decide against it. Who knows!

Robin Summerhill · Post by **Robin Summerhill** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:57 am

James wrote:
Robin Summerhill wrote:
Just a thought - why didn't they send Tangmere to rescue the train? It was after all sitting around doing nothing!

I accept that things might have changed a lot since my days in Bath Road in the 70s, but knowing the road to Salisbury for a Bristol crew should surely not be a problem?
It did occur to me and quite a few other people I talked to, so there must have been a good reason for WCRC to decide against it. Who knows!

With the exception of your using the word "good" before "reason" I agree with you!

A tender full of coal would have made the round trip, but I suppose water would have to be arranged somewhere at short notice. Perhaps that was the reason