The Royal Duchy 2016

Thanks for the warning, might stick around the sea wall to catch both, before heading into Cornwall...

 

Yep. If it runs smokebox first from BL then it would be tender first to Par .....not a good idea.

Unless there's to be a lot of shunting, next to the tender. <BJ>

 

For those of you who use Twitter, I'll be a dawlish warren this morning live broadcasting the Torbay Express and Royal Dutchy going past.

To watch the video, click this link, and a a tweet will appear with the link to my live view...

http://twitter.com/trumpet_robin

I will also place it under #dawlishsteamlive

Should be online about 11:15 for the Torbay, and 11:45 for the Dutchy.

I promise not to talk or sound like Peter Snow and wet myself as something goes past....

 

Looked about 40mph passing Whiteball.

 

46233 very out of gauge at St Blazey Turntable - DB cargo now need a new fence as its had to be chopped down to allow her to turn...now some of it stuck on 46233 - oh dear!!

More pics from dawlish to follow later

 

I did say upthread the Duchess would overhang a bit, even if the wheelbase does fit a 65ft table.

Who's bright idea was it to put a fence within 2ft of the table well anyway ?.

 

You couldn't make this up! ML steam in 2016 really has been a farce at times.

 

In fairness, given that most things fit, even an A4 I think it was probably an honest mistake...

 

Can someone explain why they need a fence around a turntable when it hasn't been necessary since they were first installed back in the mists of time

 

I think the shed roads of the roundhouse are in use for non railway purposes now so need dividing from the working depot, still shoulden't be putting it that close mind.

 

Because it's inside DB cargos yard and as a live site they have to fence it off. And it's to keep the roundhouse separate where there is a taxi firm and a mechanic !!

 

Here’s my video, just one clip taken near the bottom of Hemerdon.

 

Cant help but agree with this comment, NP is now a very different place. There are a few missing faces these days and I can understand why, when you have to plough through so much repetitive back biting and whinging.

 

Whiteball.

First is a pull zoom shot of The Duchess, then Tornado, next is a fixed wide shot of the two ascending, ending with a side by side comparison of the two climbs.

 

A very special day
Taunton to Par with a Duchess
Sunny weather and excellent company and a very pleasant visit to Fowey
This is a truly wonderful trip and ALL the passengers I met seemed happy
60163/60103 both ran without assistance so 3 pacifics with NO ...........
A very good day for main line steam and v glad to be part of history!!
WCRC were exemplary in my opinion. Professional,helpful ......... Stewarding excellent
And v tasty first class food!!
Ray Mason

 

What a glorious sound! Brilliant.

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It's not often steam attacks Dainton from a standing start at Totnes. Looking at RTT and the time that the Duchess took from Totnes to Dainton it compares well with a few Cross Country and Great Western times I looked at. Must have sounded pretty good, wish I had been there to see.

 

The Duchess made it look easy.. newer Tornado seemed to struggle a bit ! Great video thank you ☺

 

The extra cylinder gave it the edge

 

Not to mention the 110 ton lighter load ....