Royal Duchy 2015

It's such a shame that WCRC didn't make use of Tangmere on 9th July for the Cathedrals Express charter
from London to Weymouth rather than haul the train with a diesel. <BJ>

From 'uksteam'.
'THE CATHEDRALS EXPRESS'.

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London-Weymouth [wcrc]
61306 failed FTR, now diesel throughout.

 

Its all irrelevant what steams on it..

 

What a strange thing to say. <BJ>

 

Hardly, in the circemstances

 

Hehe, no of course I wouldn't want it to be without Steam...! If I was riding on the train I'd be happy with anything Steam! I'd just like to photograph something exotic on my home turf!!

200 miles to see anything different, I work a lot in London so 200 miles most of the time before I start work..I think I'm a grumpy old man at the age of 33!

 

I'll have to let this discussion drop due to the fact that I don't have a clue what this guy is talking about. <BJ>

 

Whats that you say - 46100 needs a test run? Oh go on then send it down our way! :O)

 

We don't know yet if 46100 will be on WCRC's books do we? And didn't the Trust state that it wouldn't mainline until it's properly run in after the virtually total dismantling and rebuild to get all the alignments true after the fairly disastrous earlier attempt? We'll be lucky to see her before the autumn I suspect.

 

In theory in should be, all other Hoskings loco's to date have been able to operate with either TOC

 

I'm just saying wait to see what's on the front of the first one.
The Devon banks are set to be alive with the sound of sulzer.

 

Steady rain for 50% of the day in Somerset. More rain due on Thursday night and Friday.
Hope the rain in the west country is enough to prevent another ban on main line steam. <BJ>

 

Anyone found any timings for the first Duchy this Sunday? I guess Tangmere is the engine as it didn't go back to Southall after the 'boxed' Weymouth. Hope the load is sensible and Tangmere will be allowed to run unassisted.

 

Provisional times are on UK steam if you click to the immediate right of the ROYAL DUCHY name for 2nd August.

 

Thanks. Saw them but they seem to assume the times will be the same as lsst year. Fairly safe assumption one would think but RTT usually has the times on the system to be activated as and when like the Torbay Express. The paths look to be there. Anyone had tickets and have details of the load?

 

They are the times from RTT for the 5 July train which was eventually cancelled. The times sent out by RTC with the tickets for 2 August are identical.

 

Thanks for that. They are up on RTT now with the corresponding diesel move into the bay as last year, so looks good for steam only day.

 

Timings thanks to uksteam and RTT. <BJ>

1Z37
Bristol TM p4 dep 08:50
Yatton 09:06 - 09:09
Worle Jn 09:17
Bridgwater 09:31
Taunton 09:42 - 09:46
Whiteball 10:01
Tiverton Parkway 10:05
Exeter St Davids 10:28 -11:32 (water)
Dawlish Warren 11:46
Newton Abbot 11:59
Totnes 12:13
Plymouth 12:45 - 13:04
Saltash 13:17
Liskeard 13:36
Lostwithiel 13:54
Par arr 14:00

1Z39 Par dep 17:45
Lostwithiel 17:56
Largin 18:11
Liskeard 18:16
Saltash 18:39
Plymouth 18:50 - 18:55
Ivybridge 19:16
Totnes 19:33
Newton Abbot 19:52
Dawlish 20:02
Exeter St Davids 20:20 - 20:41 (water)
Tiverton Parkway 21:01
Taunton 21:18 - 21:42
Bridgwater 21:54
Worle Jn 22:17
Yatton 22:25 - 22:29
Bristol Temple Meads p9 arr 22:46

 

Wonder if it will be 8 or 9? The July train was going to be 8, playing safe with the WCRC performance issue. 9 was the load last year.

 

According to the timings, Tornado will overtake Tangmere at Exeter St Davids at 11:15 during its water stop. A rare photo/video opportunity maybe?