Swanage Railway General Discussion

Its in the press so must be true then....

 

T9 has apparently arrived at Norden for a short hire period.

 

Has arrived

 

Anyone fancy an M7, T3 and a T9 photo shoot?

 

the T3 and T9 side by side wil make a good comparison shot, throw some lighted rags in the smokebox, or have a steam generator hidden away in the coal space to provide some "effects" especially if a steam feed can be linked up to the whistle that would confuse more than a few

 

Are you saying it's not true then?

 

As its an emergency could we please borrow 41313?

 

That will fix 34070 won't it?!

 

No, but the insurance will?

 

Don't believe what you see in the press as 100% fact

 

I never said it was fact. Just sharing what I'd read, and giving people the chance to discuss and correct it if they know otherwise. That's what a discussion forum is for.

Reading the official posts on the Swanage railway Facebook page it does seem fairly accurate though. 80104 out of action while damage is accessed and repaired, with the T9 hired in to cover.

 

"Back in a few days" according to the echo........somehow think will be more than a few days....

 

T9 moving down to Swanage earlier as captured on the Corfe webcam.

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Is there an unplanned summer diesel gala in progress?


Monday, 7th August 2017 - Part Steam Service - See Below

Yellow Timetable

Steam Locomotive with M7 No.30053 working the following trains

From Swanage: 10.00, 11.20, 12.40, 14.00, 15.20, 16.40 and 18.00

From Norden: 10.40, 12.00, 13.20, 14.40, 16.00, 17.20

All other services will be operated by Heritage Diesel Locomotives.

Tuesday, 8th August 2017

Purple Timetable

All services will be operated by Heritage Diesel Locomotives/Multipe Unit.

Wareham service is not affected.

Wednesday, 9th August 2017

Purple Timetable

All services will be operated by Heritage Diesel Locomotives/Multipe Unit.

Wareham service is not affected.

Thursday, 10th August 2017

Purple Timetable

All services will be operated by Heritage Diesel Locomotives/Multipe Unit.

Wareham service is not affected.

 

Keep up at the back
The 'bump' took the std4 and Manston out of use, so only 30053 is currently available.

 

The owners, SLL, say "Both locos will be out of service for some time, and as Manston was due to come out of service next July in any case, we may decide to start its 10 year overhaul now." http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html

Patrick

 

My turn in Swanage box today is punctuated by quite a lot of purposeful 'loco fettling' noises nearby.

A couple of photos:

The good news


The less good news


A close up of the less good news


Robin

 

And the train service is a bit ........

dieselly....

For the moment.

 

It moves! It lives.



Mutton dressed as lamb?


Robin

 

The Standard Tank last week hanging on a crane! Pony truck was removed.