West Somerset Autumn Steam Gala 1-4 Oct 2009

The West Somerset's Autumn Steam Gala on Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October inclusive will have a Great Western theme. More details to be announced soon.

David

 

A flyer published this week suggests that the WSR Autumn Steam Gala could feature up to 14 engines, all GWR, including:
King, Castle, Halls (2), Manor, Moguls (large and small), 2884, Large prairie, 56xx, Small prairies(2), Panniers (2 - one early, one late).
Not all locos are yet confirmed. The full loco list will be published in July.

David

 

With a line up like that I will think I've died and gone to heaven!

 

Brasso's profits should be pretty healthy this year then...! :smt002

 

Just what the Doctor ordered! Magic.
The B&B's already booked. \/


Paul

 

I think a visit may well be required.

 

I will be attending pre-gala to get on with the all important Brasso consumption. \/

 

That's good cause all being well we'll be back and she is sure to need someone who knows how to use the brasso to get her all shiny! \/ \/ \/

 

So 6695 is going?

 

Let's hope she makes it. Nothing nicer than a branch line full of appropriate loco's.

Be really nice to see 5542 as well. [-o<

 

From memory (using David's list above as a pronpt), I think the flyer says the following locos have been invited:

6024, 5043, 6960, 7903, 7802 or 7812, 5322, 9351, 3850, 4160, 6695, 5542, 5760(!), 9466 + 1 other that I can't remember (a Small Prairie according to David's list)

I'm guessing that "5760" should be 5764 (or 7760 - is that serviceable?)

Malc

 

5786 perhaps?

I'd read somewhere that they hoped to have 7828 ready, but that's perhaps being a bit optimistic.

 

Would love to see 7812 on the West Somerset, she really is a stunner. Can't see the SVR letting two locos go at once (manor & 5764) at the moment as they've barely enough to run their own service. However with visting engines arriving for the SVR autumn gala, the diesel gala being held in October and a certain large, green pacific arriving at the end of the month maybe they will have a bit more locomotive capacity to help out the West Somerset. Would love to get over for this one but i'm due to be going to Scotland for a week then. What chance some of the visitors will be working at the mixed traffic event at the end of the month?

 

By good fortune the WSR autumn steam gala is being held the same weekend as the SVR diesel Gala..............................

 

The WSR Gala is 1-4 October and the SVR Diesel Gala is 8-10 October.

Paul

 

There you are 1472,you can do both now 8-[ !!! I know I will.

Looks like a fantastic autumn gala lined up for WSR.If it approaches the GWR themed gala of a few years back then we will all be happy. \/

 

Whoops - diary cock up following a day working under steam locos!

 

Looks like it should be a very good gala. I will defintiley be going this year, it'll be nice to see egines that are supposed to be on that line there as well, it'll make a nice change! =D>

 

The Manor is a beast, seen as I am a northener, won't be able to come down. Send it up north... the Manor that is not Somerset!!! \/

 

And so should the road hauliers!