West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Has anyone been in contact with the South Devon Railway where a 25 is currently resident or equipped if the Paignton & Dartmouth would be willing to lend their 25 ?

 

Is it kensford loop where one track was higher then the other.

 

Class 50 from Bodmin?? Since 60163 is there that weekend I wonder if there can spare it.

 

Yes one of the 25s would be good.

 

The Severn Valley are holding their diesel gala from 18th - 20th May.
Is there any chance of securing a couple of locos from their impressive list of visitors?

Class 17 No. D8568
With thanks to The Diesel Traction Group

Class 31 No. 31271
With thanks to A1A Locomotives Ltd

Class 33 No. 33035
With thanks to The Pioneer Diesel Group

Class 33 No. 33108
With thanks to Class 33/1 Preservation Company

Class 37 No. D6700
With thanks to the National Railway Museum

Class 45 No. 45041 Royal Tank Regiment
With thanks to Peak Locomotive Co Ltd

Class 45 No. 45060 Sherwood Forester
With thanks to The Pioneer Diesel Group

Class 47 No. 47828
With thanks to D05 Preservation Ltd & Dartmoor Railway

Class 55 No. 55022 Royal Scots Grey
With thanks Martin Walker

Class 73 No. 73xxx
With thanks to GBRf

 

I put up a 'then and now' pair of photos of Norton Fitzwarren last week.

This weekend my Railway duties took me to Norton Fitzwarren and here are a pair of shots which might add to last week's views.

The first shows the WSR limit of operations, looking east towards Taunton. Clearly visible ahead are the exit signal from the branch and that from the up main to the station.

The second shot is from a little further west, of the location we call 'Barnstaple Junction'. From left to right visible are: advertising Board, distant signal for branch exit, wagon at bufferstops on Barnstaple road, main line signal, Exeter - Bristol local service on up main, ground frame, and milepost 165-1.

Robin

 

I would've like to stayed in the railway hotel on the corner

 

Thank you for the kind comments that are much appreciated! Indeed many hours of work, and a result that I am happy with.

Ian Coleby

 

New dining car has come today http://cgibin.wsr.org.uk/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?h=Latest%20pictures&t=pics Must hitch it on the back of miss moneypit when she comes in September as they both went over to the USA together.



Photo from WSR.ORG and Robin White.

 

Arms, dear boy, Arms not Cross Bars. Twere only 50v so you just climbed up t'middle. Only thing that made you jump was on cold damp morning a burst of ringing if you caught a wire behind your ear. You should try 8 way arms, side dressed where the entire arm was to one side. On occasion you would climb up the middle, over the top of the wire bed and down and belt yourself in on the outside. As for replacing a wire it was simple you just leaned through the bed. Oh happy days from over 50 years ago.

 

The rumour from Williton is that our own Robin White is owner/something to do with the ownership of the Pullman coach

 

The vehicle is her private saloon to be attached to the service train whenever she wishes to travel

 

If only life were like that!

As the WSR plc Press Release states, discussions are in progress about possible use of Lydia on the WSR.

Such discussions are never assisted by being conducted in public. When there is something more to know, you will hear it from the WSR Plc.

Robin

 

Congratulations on your acquisition Robin, I'm glad the leak didn't come from North Yorkshire, where we've known of this for a few weeks.

You have impeccable taste but remember buying it is the easy bit!

Sawdust.

 

... and detached as a slip coach to arrive at the designated signal box for her next duty, I would imagine.

 

As the NYMR owns the Pullman 'Robin', I wonder if there is scope for a deal? Just me wondering, that's all!!

 

We are a bit against trains dividing in section, here on the WSR.

I do however quite like Wickham trollies...

As it happens, I have both eaten lunch and served dinner in 'Robin' on the NYMR.

Speaking entirely personally, the 60's Metro-cam Pullmans, especially in their later refurbished state, don't 'do it for me' in the way that the 20's or 30's cars do...

Robin

 

It also have been going around the WSR as well for a few weeks that a Pullman coach from the NRM was coming, but I decided to stay over this until the Coach came.

What is needed is a shed for it to kept in to keep the exterior in a good condition.

 

Whereas in the SVR there's a special suffix bell code (-1-2) to indicate that a train is going to be divided in section later in its journey, in one of two specific block sections.

I'll leave it to you to work out what the context might be (although I would hope the SVR volunteers who have posted on this thread would know!)