The Cider Express - 7802 - Sat 10th March

Post by **James** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:43 pm

Hereford - Severn Tunnel - Patchway - Temple Meads - Taunton - Minehead WSR with GWR 4-6-0 7802 "Bradley Manor"

Times:

http://uksteam.info/tours/t07/t0310b.htm

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:04 pm

nice long stop in Bristol Temple Meads i see - the WCRC 47 will be following it an hour later i've heard.

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:47 am

anyone going to Bristol tomorrow?, think i'm gonna go for the day.

Post by **James** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:00 pm

Is it via Weston or the avoider? The times aren't clear...

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:54 pm

Managed to get down to (a very busy and flipping freezing!) Pilning and getting a few shots of 7802 climbing out of Severn Tunnel....

Post by **madhattie** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:58 pm

Very nice! Thanks for sticking them on here

Appreciated by someone who's stuck in work...

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:00 pm

But at least you had the benefit of being nice and warm!

Post by **madhattie** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:12 pm

And a plentiful supply of tea and biscuits

MKC · Post by **MKC** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:00 pm

Got it at Temple Meads today - and 47854 (thats what i really went for

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got some pics - but the PC is playing up at the mo

Post by **James** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:15 pm

Bastard signal failure at Filton messed up my plans. I went to a very windy Filton Abbey Wood and watched a 158 pass a red signal on the down line, and screech to a halt. From then on, everything had to stop, phone the signaller, and then proceed...slowly. This meant that Bradley Manor crawled into the station, stopped with half the train still on the platform, and departed late, along with the 47, a Voyager, and the next 158 for Bristol.

This meant I arrived just in time to see Bradley Manor depart Temple Meads. with just time for one rushed (crap) shot. The next two stoppers to Yatton (where I had planned to be) were over 20 minutes late and miles behind the charter.

Got back to Taunton with 5 minutes to spare on the published times, but 7802 had already left for the WSR. Arse.

p.s. There were some FGW staff travelling on the Voyager, and they said something like "We're not going to be going anywhere fast, there's a poxy little "Hall" (sic) with a million coaches on ahead of us.". Never mind the two FGW stoppers that were over 20 minutes late eh?

BristleGWR · Post by **BristleGWR** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:50 pm

A couple of photos taken just after Long Ashton.

There was also this thing following behind it..

Post by **madhattie** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:01 pm

Excellent pics! I bet she was making a right old racket going by the smoke she's chucking out!

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:18 pm

Coming up through Pilning she was making some fab noises

Post by **James** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:22 pm

James wrote:Bastard signal failure at Filton messed up my plans. I went to a very windy Filton Abbey Wood and watched a 158 pass a red signal on the down line, and screech to a halt. From then on, everything had to stop, phone the signaller, and then proceed...slowly. This meant that Bradley Manor crawled into the station, stopped with half the train still on the platform, and departed late, along with the 47, a Voyager, and the next 158 for Bristol.

This meant I arrived just in time to see Bradley Manor depart Temple Meads. with just time for one rushed (crap) shot. The next two stoppers to Yatton (where I had planned to be) were over 20 minutes late and miles behind the charter.

Got back to Taunton with 5 minutes to spare on the published times, but 7802 had already left for the WSR. Arse.

p.s. There were some FGW staff travelling on the Voyager, and they said something like "We're not going to be going anywhere fast, there's a poxy little "Hall" (sic) with a million coaches on ahead of us.". Never mind the two FGW stoppers that were over 20 minutes late eh? The "Hall" was the only thing running on time...nay, AHEAD of time.

Well here are my miserable attempts at filming!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5RfiRYENCGM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FfxLeohm0jM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lRzuh9uPvUE

Didn't expect to have so much time at Filton, but I'd have happily given it all up for the Yatton shot I planned...bloody railways!

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:05 pm

Excellent stuff, at least you managed to get a good look of it as it crawled the FAW:lol:

On the last video, did you use a zoom on a tripod off the platform or did you find a little "hidy hole" up the cycle track nearer to the signal?