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The Datmouth Express 03/10/09
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:44 pm
by Donkey
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
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:58 pm
by James
Steam is now coming on at Bristol, not Westbury.
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:06 pm
by James
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:30 am
by jules
Oh how I miss being a Charter Trains Manager
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:10 pm
by stationcat
Loco sent from Southal to rescue stock! Wasn't there one available at Carlisle then ?!?!
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:47 am
by Robin Summerhill
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?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:00 am
by James
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!
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:57 am
by Robin Summerhill
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