Pembroke Coast Express - 29/7/20

Times now out (except for Exeter to Bristol at time of posting). Too many movements to post all individually so I’m going to throw the LS Bristol movements here:

https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/se...9/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt&toc=LS

Moves suggesting it could go without a diesel? Or am I interpreting the movements with a top and tailed diesel leg with just the lead loco detraining..?

Edit - some interesting reversals at Bristol on the return suggest a diesel will be on the rear.

 

Would it be churlish for me to note that Carmarthen is not on the Pembrokeshire Coast, in fact its not even in the same historic county?

 

Train manager has just told us 70000 is running as classmate 70022 Tornado today. A BR(W) engine presumably.

 

Delicious breakfast!

 

Motive power for the day!

 

Perhaps the A1 Trust need to pick an alternative name for its Tornado. Which one of the following would annoy Mr Hosking in return. I quite like 60153
60114 W. P. Allen August 1948 Doncaster December 1964
60115 Meg Merrilies September 1948 Doncaster November 1962
60116 Hal o' the Wynd October 1948 Doncaster June 1965
60117 Bois Roussel October 1948 Doncaster June 1965
60118 Archibald Sturrock November 1948 Doncaster October 1965
60119 Patrick Stirling November 1948 Doncaster May 1964
60120 Kittiwake December 1948 Doncaster January 1964
60121 Silurian December 1948 Doncaster October 1965
60122 Curlew December 1948 Doncaster December 1962
60123 H.A. Ivatt February 1949 Doncaster October 1962
60124 Kenilworth March 1949 Doncaster March 1966
60125 Scottish Union April 1949 Doncaster July 1964
60126 Sir Vincent Raven April 1949 Doncaster January 1965
60127 Wilson Worsdell May 1949 Doncaster June 1965
60128 Bongrace May 1949 Doncaster January 1965
60129 Guy Mannering June 1949 Doncaster October 1965
60130 Kestrel September 1948 Darlington October 1965
60131 Osprey October 1948 Darlington October 1965
60132 Marmion October 1948 Darlington June 1965
60133 Pommern October 1948 Darlington June 1965
60134 Foxhunter November 1948 Darlington October 1965
60135 Madge Wildfire November 1948 Darlington November 1962
60136 Alcazar November 1948 Darlington May 1963
60137 Redgauntlet December 1948 Darlington October 1962
60138 Boswell December 1948 Darlington October 1965
60139 Sea Eagle December 1948 Darlington June 1964
60140 Balmoral December 1948 Darlington January 1965
60141 Abbotsford December 1948 Darlington October 1964
60142 Edward Fletcher February 1949 Darlington June 1965
60143 Sir Walter Scott February 1949 Darlington May 1964
60144 King's Courier March 1949 Darlington April 1963
60145 Saint Mungo March 1949 Darlington June 1966 Preservation attempt failed
60146 Peregrine April 1949 Darlington October 1965
60147 North Eastern April 1949 Darlington August 1964
60148 Aboyeur May 1949 Darlington June 1965
60149 Amadis May 1949 Darlington June 1964
60150 Willbrook June 1949 Darlington October 1964
60151 Midlothian June 1949 Darlington November 1965
60152 Holyrood July 1949 Darlington June 1965
60153 Flamboyant August 1949 Doncaster November 1962
60154 Bon Accord September 1949 Doncaster October 1965
60155 Borderer September 1949 Doncaster October 1965
60156 Great Central October 1949 Doncaster May 1965
60157 Great Eastern November 1949 Doncaster January 1965
60158 Aberdonian November 1949 Doncaster December 1964
60159 Bonnie Dundee November 1949 Doncaster October 1963
60160 Auld Reekie December 1949 Doncaster December 1963
60161 North British December 1949 Doncaster October 1963
60162 Saint Johnstoun

 

70022 Tornado adorned with the Red Dragon headboard on time departing from Bristol ....boy did that look good and with a deafening bark.

6 blood and custards and 5 chocolate and creams coaches behind the Brit today plus BR green D1935. <BJ>

 

There's only one thing better than a loco named Tornado ....and that's two locos named Tornado. <BJ>

 

70000 Britannia in disguise as 70022 Tornado (!!!) approaching Cardiff this morning with D1935 as a quiet tailgunner.

 

Plan is to turn the whole train at Carmarthen, so the engine will stay coupled to the Mk1s all day.

GPS clocked 77.

 

60164 Britannia?

 

Yes certainly a Western Region locomotive in the early years of her life.
70022 TORNADO was from new first allocated to Laira in August 1951 before moving to Newton Abbot in April 1952. Then on to Cardiff Canton in December 1956 where she was based for five years until September 1961.
Her last five years of service were spent further north before her withdrawal on the last day of December 1966.
Take care and enjoy your day.

 

NR's failure to cut back effectively in the Carmarthen area has sadly resulted in some serious scoring along both sides of the stock. Price to be paid for straying from mainstream routes I guess, but most unfortunate nonetheless.

 

what a shame that stock is immaculate

 

I do wonder if stock owners can claim off NR for this, same happened when SRPS hired their stock for a Heart of Wales trip a couple of years ago, scratched several immaculate Mk 1's.