Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion

It is a genuinely horrible name. But then, it is also a genuinely horrible film by a genuinely horrible man.

 

It's really good to see this expansion of services. Perhaps hire a Pacer to provide a basic service during January, and the few 'white days' in the other months - could then claim a slot in the national timetable, maybe Middleton Press do this already.

Just got my tin helmet down from the shelf!

John

 

The months of January and early February are the only good occasions when necessary PW maintenance and other infrastructure work can be done without service disruption. It has always been the method used on the railway. Previous years sometimes required a slightly longer occupation of the track such as the relining and other work in Greenway Tunnel and the rebuilding of Queens Park station, Paignton

 

True - I was being tongue in cheek.

John

 

Some more tours have been released by Pathfinder including three new tours to Kingswear. All of the tours onto the DSR this year (so far):

01/04 Cathedrals Express - 61306 Mayflower
18/04 Dartmouth Express - 70000 Britannia
19/04 Cathedrals Express - 61306 Mayflower
25/04 Belmond British Pullman - x67s?
23/05 Torbay & Dartmouth Explorer - Class 67
11/06 Cathedrals Express - 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
20/06 Torbay Coast Boat Train - Class 47. (47 to Paignton then DSR steam to Kingswear?)
30/06 Cathedrals Express - 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
04/07 Torbay & Dart Explorer - D9009 Alycidon
18/07 English Riviera Satesman - 2x 47s (only to Paignton)
27/08 Cathedrals Express - Class 67
28/08 Torbay Flyer - 2x Class 20s
29/08 Dartmouth Regatta Satesman
12/09 English Riviera Satesman - 2x 47s (only to Paignton)
29/09 Cathedrals Express - 6201 Princess Elizibeth

Torbay Express dates are still to be announced.

 

On Tuesday 4588 left the railway and was heading up to Tyseley for overhaul before moving onto its new home somewhere up north. Meanwhile today the DSR took delivery of British Railways Class 03 D2371 meaning there are now three shunters on the line.

 

7820 is visiting the DSR for the summer season https://www.facebook.com/DinmoreManorLocomotiveLtd?fref=nf

 

Blimey, locos are fleeing Toddington like there's no tomorrow! Could the GWSR soon be the only railway without anything in BR black?

 

Come April CVR will only have USATC Black and Kermit Green...

 

Were USATC locos black? I thought their livery was grey.

 

Fixed that for you....


Keith

 

Ah but you don't know what I know...

 

Toddington has been building a few new Manors in secret?


Keith

 

They probably bought one from a MOD Sale at Box tunnel.

 

The secret's out! Perhaps a hasty conversion to Granges will be a better surprise now...

 

I think the grey ones were those belonging to the US Army medical Corps, hence the USAMC Aesculapius which used to adorn 5820's cab sides.

 

Which loco has been used to start the season ?

 

4277 is in service at the moments.

 

UK Heritage Hub states it's been sold to the owner of Austerity "Lord Phil", which is presently based at Peak Rail.

 

I was in Torbay today so managed to see 7827 Lydham Manor on the DSR. Two clips, taken at Broadsands and Greenway.