Dartmouth Steam Railway General Discusssion

Not really like Blackpool; the only similarity is of decorated trains and not trams. However, there is a major difference. Illuminated trams compete with street lighting and its accompanying tableau plus lights from shops and other structures. This train runs though mostly unlit countryside so the lighting lights up the woods and embankments, reflects on the sea and river. Torbay and the River Dart is are a bonus, as night time adds to the magic. All in all quite spectacular.
As all the journeys were quickly sold out I suspect many passengers spoke highly of it to friends and acquaintances.

https://www.dsrrbchristmas.co.uk/train-of-lights

PS: I guess Evening Star put it far better than I did. She travelled some distance to ride the train.

 

You're right. I travelled from Sherborne to travel on the Tuesday and braved the cold on Thursday to video from the lineside. Well worth the petrol I'd say! Magical.

 

Thxs for sharing. Will try get down before it ends. Any recommend on line side viewing spots

 

Goodrington Sands, Waterside Caravan Park, Brittania Crossing.

 

Brave soul! But you are a lot younger than I am.

 

There are also four overbridges, but you need cars, ideally to get to them. They are at Three Beaches (near St. Georges Church), Bascombe Road (he approach to Churston station) and two along Greenway Road (past Churston station and you would ideally need a torch).

 

Where have they sourced a lit up deltic from ?
Perhaps to keep things fresh next year a lit up Clan ?

 

Class 37

 

Thxs

 

They came to an arrangement to exchange SDR's 37 and DSR's 25. It was considered better for both lines.

 

Is the 37 needed to provide the power for the lights?

 

Neither the vac pipe or coupling are good at transmitting electricity .More useful at assisting the Std4 and dragging the train into Kingswear when Std 4 taken off to change ends.

 

Standard didnt change ends.. it stayed Paignton end when I was there filming.

 

Does anyone happen to know what's running tomorrow and which way it's pointing? Thanks in advance

 

The final Train of Lights of the season departing Kingswear yesterday. Well done to everyone concerned with this, its certainly been popular

 

Nice picture

 

Noticed on companies house that the railway has changed from plc to Ltd and Andrew Pooley is no longer the director.

Assume changes are to do with growth of the operation and retirement?


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A Limited company is smaller than a PLC.

 

Yes, it is my error the clue was very much in the name.


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Probably more to do with Mr Hosking buying into the railway.


Keith