The Tamar Devonian 28/7/12

Does anyone have any performance stats for yesterday by any chance ?

 

I can't give you many facts, but 32 at Dainton on the outward, 35 on Rattery and an unconfirmed 21 at Hemerdon.

James at SVN

 

I have some, but theyll have to wait for later...

 

Many thanks, much appreciated. Not as fast as I'd have expected but good none the less. Wish I'd been able to be on it but had fun chasing it using a Devon Day Ranger, lol. Will post some pics in due course !

 

Right then, from my gps loaded into Google Maps, so might be a bit out:
On the return-
~25mph on Hemerdon, ~54mph at Rattery, and ~32mph into Dainton tunnel.
Also ~53mph at Whiteball summit, and ~68mph at Flax Bourton mini summit.
Finally, a high of 82mph (will remove if requested) descending Whiteball.

 

Also to save train crew. As operated, one driver on the DL (not stean trained), one caretaker (qualified steam driver) on 71000.
To run the steam loco with PO Brake, Driver and fireman, plus possibly traction inspector, all steam trained.

Cheers, Neil

 

Well it's my Railway my man.
It:

Gets me
Where I need to be
Reliably

 

And it doesn't

Leave me in the
Middle of the wrong
Ruddy country

 

Shouldn't that be

Leave me in the
Middle of the wrong
Sodding Country

 

Oops, thanks for that IKB

 

Or it could be:

Late
Never
Early or
Regular

(Sorry mod's we're getting off topic)!

 

Seen at Totnes on the outward leg 71000 "Duke of gloucester" & 60163"Tornado" double head the Tamar Devonian railtour at Totnes on 28th July 2012 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

So... has anyone got any pics or videos of this train?

 

I've got a few pics taken at Taunton, and a vid at Newton Abbott. The vid isn't that good as they'd been held up by that pesky "all stations scud" to Paignton so going slowish at that point. I'll try and work out how to post them on here all the same though.

 

Here are a few pics from that day I took with my HTC Desire smartphone. Not one of the best smartphone cameras by any means, the phone is nearly 3 years old now and technology has moved on a lot in that time. Not bad all the same. They are taken at Taunton on the outward run and Bristol on the return. I bought a Devon Day Ranger which allowed me to stay ahead of the train all day so got to see it at Taunton, in Tiverton loop as I passed it on a Paignton bound XC HST, again at Newton A, Plymouth, and then again at Dawlish Warren loop as I passed on a Manchester bound Voyager, Exeter SD and Taunton as they passed through non stop, and finally BTM at journey's end.

Quite a day, with a couple of hours at Saltash during the layover, hence the additional pic of the Royal Albert Bridge.

Hope you like, : )

 

Nice pics, I am somewhere in the Bristol one (I think!)
Interesting to see some from off the train.

 

[video=youtube;EkyszaF1Q7A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkyszaF1Q7A[/video]

My footage of the run seen at Whiteball, Dainton, Hemerdon, Cockwood Harbour & Burlescombe.

 

Absolutely stunning set of images. Just watched it twice with the sound routed through my Home Cinema and Sub Woofer. I swear the earth shook during the section on Hemerdon !

The Tamar Devonian was a very special railtour, and your video is a tribute to it !

 

Just finished my video- mostly from on board-

[video=youtube;pUlhlq-hk3s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUlhlq-hk3s[/video]

 

Thank you very much Glad you enjoyed it.