Saturday 27th June 2009 "The Kernow Growler"

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Aren't there some reliability issues with the mainline 37s on railtours at the moment? If that's the reason for the loco change, it's interesting that a preserved loco is seen to be more reliable than a mainline loco!

Richard

 

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37's are brilliant reliable machines, the loco's failing are the DBS examples of which the maintenence of is nothing short of disgracefull, consisting of storing loco's in the open for years, swapping parts from one knackered example to another to get a runner, getting it fired up for a total of a fiver and then wondering why it fails ](*,)

Mainline 37's are wonderfull machines if in DRS Blue or WCRC Maroon.

 

I have seen it on various gen groups that it is to be 40145 and a 37. \/

Go get it Bill!!!!

 

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There is some confusion here. There are two railtours to Penzance this Saturday. One if a Spitfire tour from Birmingham which will feature Direct Rail Services class 37s. The other is a Pathfinder tour from Portsmouth Harbour which was due to be 37401 and 37670, it is now 37401 and 40145

 

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Like this one then, spotless

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1369257

 

Two DRS 37's arrived on Tyseley carriage sidings this afternoon, so I guess these will be the ones for the tour from B'ham.
I didn't see their numbers......too busy helping to move steam engines about, to do any train spotting. ;-)

 

Sure it's not a test train working ?, unusual to have tour loco's in position that early.

 

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Sorry for the misinformation Bill, but as I said I was busy at the time and just happened to glimpse the Growlers and missed the bits between them. #-o #-o

 

Latest news from the Class 40 Preservation Society.
37.401 Portsmouth to Westbury with 40.145 at the rear.
40.145 Westbury to Penzance and return SOLO !!
37.401 Westbury to Portsmouth with 40.145 at the rear.
http://cfpsnews.wordpress.com/
Note the Taunton timings for both tours on the outward leg.
Taunton 09:06 Birmingham to Penzance DRS 37s
Taunton 09:11 Portsmouth to Penzance with 40.145
<BJ>

 

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Will be doing this one from BTM,should be good,with just 4 mins separating them Taunton to Dawlish Warren! Where 145 should be looped?

 

Western Champion is the proof of the pud at the moment =D>

 

I've received a message to say that the traction situation is still fluid.
It may result in the tour being hauled by a class 37 and class 40 double headed. <BJ>

 

Locos for spitfire reported to be 37087 and 37194.

 

Split headcode lovely 087 that is...