West Somerset Railway General Discussion

It could be a new organisation.

 

Inception - the WSR version?

 

It would also have been an opportunity to give the hard-working P Way gang some public praise instead of just trying to give themselves a pat on the back.

 

I am doing some pro-bono work for a fledgling concern and they have done a bit of research into how much those chaps cost, you are lucky to find one that does not charge a four figure sum per day. Nice work if you can get it.

 

9351+6 Arrived Crocombe Heathfield 1326, Departed 1329 heading for Williton in the rain.

 

Just a webcam capture.

 

There are several possibilities, all of which have been used before:

1) Up to 9 coaches is permissible for a single Manor,

2) Over 9 coaches, double-headed steam 0r

3) Steam with diesel assistance on either end.

 

1) 5199
2) 7822
3) 7828
4) 9351



Andy.

 

7822 7828 9351 5199 to cover 2 service trains and 1 charter.

LOL

I hope it's double header now with a 'Big Al' headboard.

 

Was that really a necessary comment to make?

 

Though you are only a washout and an unplanned failure away from not having sufficient motive power ... Four locos to cover three duties is pretty tight: doable as a one off but it means you have to do perhaps rather more arranging of washouts and minor maintenance well in advance to ensure availability on one day.

I must admit that viewed somewhat from afar, the WSR does seem to have run a pretty tight ship in recent years with their locos, with what looks like good availability such that they can deliver a decent mileage with a small fleet. Which is very much to their credit, but I think the concern must be that you can stretch and stretch - until things snap.

Tom

 

As I recall one year a few years ago things did snap, and there was a lot of diesel substitution. I think it was a year that an S160 was resident, but I may be conflating different events.

 

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