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Tornado at Didcot Railway Centre this Easter

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by Pannier Man, Mar 10, 2016.

  1. Pannier Man

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    Fri 25 - Mon 28 March — Easter Gala with Guest Loco ‘Tornado’
    Guest locomotive, Peppercorn A1 class Pacific 60163 ‘Tornado’
    Footplate rides on ‘Tornado’ at £10 per ride - bookable on the day
    Signalling in Operation on the Branch Line
    ‘Black Python’ Real Ale Bar open
    Children's Treasure Hunt and Craft Activities
     
    Pannier Man, Mar 10, 2016
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    I'm going to this event, but it would be terrific if the website could delete the February loco roster and insert one for this month!
     
    cymroglan, Mar 11, 2016
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    Looking forward to my first "working" visit to Didcot with the A1.

    Any ideas which other locos are running on Good Friday
     
    ahardy, Mar 12, 2016
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    It's hopelessly amateurish for Didcot's website to be listing February's loco roster on 12th March. Don't they want any visitors this month?
     
    cymroglan, Mar 12, 2016
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    It would appear it has now been updated. In response to ahardy's question it looks like the SRM is the other loco all weekend. An odd choice, perhaps but 4144 can't be used on the branch, so I guess it was always a choice of the SRM or 3850 (the Pannier tank)
     
    andykeithharris, Mar 13, 2016
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    Reading the facebook page for 3650 it has been withdrawn from traffic.
     
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    Pannier Man, Mar 25, 2016
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    It's not often you get the chance to ride on the footplate of Tornado. Best £10 I've spent for a while :-D
     
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