Torbay Express 2012 season

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:30 pm

Duke of Gloucester leaving BTM, through Dawlish & returning through the latter. Camera work not the greatest approaching Dawlish, sorry!

http://youtu.be/u6qrQ2BD1CA

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:43 pm

Possible loco for this Sunday's Torbay Express:

''4464 Bittern in steam at Didcot Railway Centre. Loco to work to Barton Hill later today'' (Thursday, 16/08/2012). <BJ>

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:53 pm

free2grice wrote:Possible loco for this Sunday's Torbay Express:

''4464 Bittern in steam at Didcot Railway Centre. Loco to work to Barton Hill later today'' (Thursday, 16/08/2012). <BJ>

Bittern just went past here (Ashley Hill) in direction of Barton Hill, just one carriage and cruising gently (no steam).

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:54 pm

Geoffers wrote:
free2grice wrote:Possible loco for this Sunday's Torbay Express:

''4464 Bittern in steam at Didcot Railway Centre. Loco to work to Barton Hill later today'' (Thursday, 16/08/2012). <BJ>
Bittern just went past here (Ashley Hill) in direction of Barton Hill, just one carriage and cruising gently (no steam).

And "something" just went by in the opposite direction with plenty of steam on display (up hill, of course) but the steam is all I did see!

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:40 pm

free2grice wrote:Possible loco for this Sunday's Torbay Express:

''4464 Bittern in steam at Didcot Railway Centre. Loco to work to Barton Hill later today'' (Thursday, 16/08/2012). <BJ>

Bittern *was* the loco for the Torbay Express on Sunday and here's my video of the occasion, mostly shot at Dawlish.

http://youtu.be/CJdxTMtrx90

Its return via Dawlish seemed much slower than that by some of its predecessors on that route and according to a chap in the know at Paignton, it had stalled twice at Churston on the way to Kingswear and had to be rescued - not sure by what engine. He said it was a combination of wet tracks, big wheels and a heavy load.

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:27 pm

The A4 sliipped climbing to Churston and initially Type 2 D7535 was sent to bank the train but that was unsuccessful. Further help came from 7827 Lydham Manor.

This had been reported on Locoscene by a passenger on the service.

Pompey Lad · Post by **Pompey Lad** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:27 pm

We travelled on the Torbay Express yesterday, so were on the train when it stalled on the climb to Churston.

As it was known the rails were wet, we were banked by a Class 25 diesel all the way up from Paignton. However, even that was not enough. we set back and had a second try, but stalled again. Finally Lydham Manor was brought up to the rear and we made it over the summit.

43126 · Post by **43126** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:44 am

Bittern on return journey at Weston Super Mare video, Youtube, Trymtrains, J M H.

mow · Post by **mow** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:42 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N ... 365055376/

Bittern leaving Yatton

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:11 am

Here's some footage of last Sunday's trip. Note my obvious difficulty of holding the camera level when zooming - giving the impression of gradients where none exist!

http://youtu.be/D_ftrK_itvc

mow · Post by **mow** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:24 pm

Bittern leaving from Temple Meads.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N ... 547935499/

43126 · Post by **43126** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:30 pm

Tangmere and Bittern, Malago, Bristol Video on Youtube, Trymtrains Sunday 16 th Sept 2012

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:15 am

mow wrote:

Bittern leaving from Temple Meads.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16582147@N ... 547935499/

Excellent set of photos. From which I can only conclude that I was standing just a few yards further up the platform, filming the departure!

mow · Post by **mow** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:32 am

Thanks Geoffers, I ended up standing in front of the warning sign. There was someone with a tripod and video camera on my left.

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:03 pm

mow wrote:Thanks Geoffers, I ended up standing in front of the warning sign. There was someone with a tripod and video camera on my left.

Ah yes, I must have seen you because I saw the man with the tripod. I was a little further up, standing next to two youngsters who are often at these locations. Somebody came and stood right in front of them, was asked to move, and then stood in front of me!