THE DORSET COAST EXPRESS & THE ROYAL WESSEX with 34067

I think top speed is more a factor for 37's than the subclass Mark, 80MPH as opposed to 95 for a Duff, it like expecting a Black 5 to stick to Duchess timings and loads.

 

This info came off wessex rail gen

47245 on 1Z98 08.12 Waterloo - Swanage, arrived OK but 33103 has failed, so Ecs
duty has been switched to 33111.

 

Can anyone advise where the mainline coaching stock was berthed during the layover on the Swanage Railway ?

 

Nice photos everyone!

My photos of Tangmere and 37706 on the Saturday tour as well as Manston, Eddystone and a DMU on the Swanage Railway can be found @ http://craigrailpics.fotopic.net/c1691651.html

And a video @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcJscHH2 ... annel_page

Was a great tour and was great to able to get to Swanage direct. Would love to do it again on a steam tour.

 

On a gloomy evening 34067 thunders across Battledown Flyover:

 

The empty carriages were dragged up just beyond Norden level crossing, outside the Corfe/Norden train staff limits, so that "normal" trains could put in a couple of trips before the whole lot was brought back into Swanage to load up for the return. Saturday we had 33103 in the siding at Corfe to head the ECS back (as 37 remained on the London end). Today we towed it all out of Swanage with 33111 which got detatched at Corfe on the return.

 

Thankyou sigsnguard for your reply.

 

I'm no fan of Wessex Rail Gen, as many of you know.

The decison to use 33111 today was more to do with testing 33111 on a decent load, than the fact that 33103 has some interesting faults.
On Saturday, 33103 left Norden on time, and arrived in Swanage on time. Next bull poo from Wessex Rail Gen?????

 

hey folks, a fantastic trip out today.

I hope the Swanage folks and Past time are happy with themselves, and I hope Swanage becomes a more regular fixture for a day trip. A very warm welcome fromt eh Swanage staff as the train arrived.

Manston seems a superb 'flagship' for this season and Tangmere performed flawlessly, apart from the understandable difficulties in starting 11+ 47 out of Norden and after crossing the boundary. Parkstone bank was a competent run with no assistance, think it was topped in the high teens.

Bed now, work in the morning

Ben

 

So the crew on 33103 on Saturday were wrong when they said it suffered a main generator flashover approaching Harmans Cross on the return from Motala?

 

maybe it did, doesnt mean it failed does it, some main gens are built a bit better than others

 

So the ballasting makes no difference?

Video part one of 37706 now up HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0pvG4brCMM


Plenty of the whole tour still to come!

Cheers,
Mark

 

My shots are now up at:



http://mark-walker.fotopic.net/c1693012.html


Many thanks to the guys at Herston Works for the very detailed and freindly guided tour around the works it was very interesting and was the first visit i have had to the works, a couple of photos of my personal favourite BoB,34072 are included

Cheers,
Mark

 

Glad you made it Mark, and found Herston Works - definitely had the better weather of the two tours!
Added bonus photting the Lymington slammer too.

 

Definitely,they stopped us specially for that to catch up, or at least it seems that way as signal went straight from red to green!

 

Thank to all involved this weekend i enjoyed both trips let's hope it wont be too long before it is done again perhaps CLAN LINE can hall it

 

Only one photo of the return leg?

 

I know they're well late - I've been preoccupied with other stuff since - but I got some cracking pics of the 2 May trip before and after Corfe. A couple of samples:





More at http://picasaweb.google.com/pearson.dj/090502SwanageRail

I've also got a short piece of video on YouTube (this isn't the greatest, I was mainly shooting stills):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJAWOBYUb8

It was a brilliant day, and the number of people - visitors, enthusiasts, volunteers, locals - in Swanage was amazing. A big well done to all concerned!

 

Posted my video of the weekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dtUXLZ3vjQ&feature=channel_page

 

Video of Manston at Harman's X, leaving to meet Tangmere at Corfe Castle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh5qcZeP6Aw

Have now added the arrival of Tangmere at Harman's Cross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXekKvDR6LU