Weymouth Seaside Express 2013

Loco for WSE on 4th Aug now TBA according to UKsteam, and 5029 is hauling the TBE.

 

Maybe Tangers or Ollie, as one of them will be at the Yeovil Railway Centre after hauling the Dorset Coast Express??

 

''We can confirm that No. 5029 Nunney Castle will be hauling the Weymouth Seaside Express this weekend from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth and return. The run will be undertaken with diesel assistance due to the ongoing fire risk presented by present weather conditions.
The Weymouth Seaside Express is promoted by the Railway Touring Company
Subject to change at any time''.

 

"Subject to change at any time" leaves it still open ended. Not keen on getting up at 04:00 m, driving to Bristol and then finding a box in the consist. Equally not keen on studying at home to find they changed their minds at the last minute.

 

Just out of interest, where did you see this as I cant find anything about it on the RTC website.

 

Just out of interest, where did you see that info? Been on RTC website and can't find anything.

 

See http://www.iconsofsteam.com/category/latest-news/

 

The way I read that it is they are taking the diesel tomorrow. The "subject to change" caveat is just to cover themselves in case of last minute FTR problems, etc. At the very least, the DL will have to work on the climbs. Having seen Nunney's all-out slog on Evershot and Bincombe in previous years, I can't imagine the DL providing less than half the effort tomorrow. The situation may be different on other sections. Sorry Spamcan, doesn't look like it's going to be your day tomorrow.

 

If what you say turns out to be true then I will have wasted my hard earned money. If it's still too dry then so be it but if the forecast rain for today and tomorrow arrives then I'll be most unhappy for the diesel to be added "just in case."

 

I hope the heavy rain in Bath at the moment stops by tomorrow morning. I want to film the train!! <BJ>

 

I've just driven from Dorchester to Yeovil in a monsoon,plenty of standing water and some places likely to flood.
Main concern for tomorrow is whether the line will still be open! There are several places between Pen Mill and Dorchester that are susceptible to flooding.

 

I'm told that the diesel will be on the rear of the train tomorrow. I think the information is reliable.

 

That's something I suppose but given the reports of how much rain has fallen, I wonder if it will be needed at all.

 

Hope that's true as much as I like diesels I don't like 33s

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34098, you will be pleased to know that 33207 is piloting 5029 today.

 

Complete farce at BTM today. First of all RTC had failed to send the tickets and had not allocated seats and we weren't on the seating plan. Thankfully train manager has managed to get us seated. Now we have had a debate about where the diesel should be and we're getting it up front. 33 late and counting. "Why aren't we moving Daddy?" the youngsters are asking. My reply would not be suitable for young ears.

 

That sucks! If Somerset and Dorset got similar rain to what we had here yesterday then I can't believe the 33 is needed.
The first genuine(*) mainline passenger working of a class 33 in almost 5 years and it's piloting a steam loco where most people on the train would rather it was anywhere else.

(*) Excluding various Whitby-Grosmont-Battersby runs, a drag-back at Newcastle and a tour that ran to make a point about pathing on the Esk valley and was inaccessible from most of the country.

 

doesn't sound a fun day, why couldn't the diesel go behind Nunney like on the Torbays?

 

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I got up at 6 and have driven 100 miles to film this POS

It's so wet my shoes are soaking up the water

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