The Bristol Railway Archive

Good turnout at N & B tonight to see the KING through 15 minutes "early".
Another successful weekend with 6024 on both Saturday and Sunday.
Three more trips this season, a bit easier for the King, Sundays only!

Dave Nailsea

Very large crowd at N & B this morning to see the KING on the penultimate trip to Torbay this year.
Nice touch by the 6024 society[always keen to give photographers different pictures] carrying the IKB Headboard with the 200 reporting number. Superb!

Dave Nailsea

I have been adding more pictures of the King's departure from Bristol Temple Meads with the Torbay Express 27-8-06.

See the link below for the shots.

http://michael527.fotopic.net/

Dave, what u gona do when there is no more king for u? will u get withdrawall symptoms and sit down on Nailsea platform until the next season ,lol

Tugboatcharly2
Still plenty of action to come this year in our area from the PREMIER performer from the steam age on the main line.
Not forgetting the 4 day WSR gala in early October where the King will once again be "strutting his stuff"!

Dave Nailsea

Only 30 minutes early tonight! Eat your heart out FGW!

Dave Nailsea

I was there............Just !!!

there you are boys go to bed and dream about a lady called king edward

Some shots of Today's departure from a wet and windy Bristol can be viewed below at some point later on this morning.

http://michael527.fotopic.net/

Could not let the final Torbay Express of the season go by without a mention.
A superb performance by 6024, 100% reliability and if last nights speed through N & B was anything to go by the footplate crew certainly went out with a bang! The preceding HST looked as though it was standing still compared to the KING which absolutely stunned the 30 or so spectators with its "express" speed through N & B.
If theres any better out there I remain to be convinced!

Dave Nailsea