KWVR Autumn Steam Spectacular (10-12 October)

7822WelshSteam · 15 Oct 2014

I was lucky to have a ride in the Club car all the way from Keighley to Oxenhope - what a dream! It's a brilliant piece of work!

I was the other guy in that coach if it was the Saturday night.

7822WelshSteam · 15 Oct 2014

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I couldn't resist this weekend and had to nip over on both Saturday and Sunday (I only live over the hill in Queensbury so didn't have to travel far).

Saturday I spent the morning getting a few pictures - something I've not really done for a good few years - had fun using my nokia 800 - it reminded me of the days when I'd take my camera along with 2 / 3 rolls of film and I'd snap away - not much of a professional photographer - more of a point shoot and hope for the best. It's more exciting that way not knowing what you will get until you've clicked.

By lunch time I couldn't resist so I took to the trains. I think throughout the day I managed to travel in everything possible...

I'd travelled down in the Restaurant car - very cumfy springy seats... then I travelled back up in the LYR brake coach. Later in the day I managed to travel in the first gangwayed brake that doesn't usually come out to play - towards the end of the weekend this wasn't sounding too good (and wasn't used on the Sunday). It was good to travel in something a little different.

I managed to enjoy the Express behind Wells in the one and only Jubilee Bar - standing room only - due to a few speed restrictions this was pretty tame until we got to Oakworth bank where Wells sprung into action and races through the station - rocking and rolling before slowing down a tad for the restriction over the bridge. Speed or no speed - Wells has a different sound - a pleasure to listen to.

I was lucky to have a ride in the Club car all the way from Keighley to Oxenhope - what a dream! It's a brilliant piece of work!

I got a ride in the Southern open coach and on Sunday I had an amazing ride in the 6 wheeler behind nunlow - a different experience - anyone with back problems, this will sort you out - or if that fails - then ride in it behind Nunlow and Wells from Haworth to Oxenhope!

I have to say that I was pleased to see the LYR stock out again on the Sunday instead of the suburban set - nothing wrong with the suburban set - but they get used pretty regular - I think that at Gala days the railway should show off it's fantastic coaching stock.

Perhaps next time the railway could muscle up a parcel set. There's plenty of stock they could use - throw a few coaches with it - it would make a different shuttle - no reason why not if the shuttles are top and tailed to reduce the need of using Ingrow yard to shunt around stock.

Talking about the shuttle some people were moaning about the Shuttle on Saturday only working up to Ingrow and having to get everyone off before it ran back ECS. I agree and disagree. I agree in that people could have been made aware that the shuttle would only work one way - however I also think that it wasn't so much of a big deal in that 14 minutes after the shuttle had left - the next service train was arriving at the station anyway.

Sunday the timetable seemed to come and go - at times it was behind, then they would catch up - and then something else would go. But as some people said - the timetable always goes out of the window - so I half expected it - made no difference to me - I was staying there all day both days anyway

All in all a great weekend - looking forward to the next event in March! With or without a visitor - with 75078 back in action (touch wood) there should be plenty of steam about!
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I was in the club car on the Saturday night. I was in the orange jacket leaning out of the window. (I took the jacket off when we started so as not to ruin photos!)

49010 · 16 Oct 2014

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Pity there's no ex l&y loco on the line likely to run in the near future.
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Maybe 1300 could come over for a spell?

Going into the outer limits a bit, I'd love to see the L&Y Radial tank or the Aspinall Saddle Tank running at the KWVR.

OK, maybe I should go and lie down for a bit.

Robert Batty · 16 Oct 2014

I was in the club car on the Saturday night. I was in the orange jacket leaning out of the window. (I took the jacket off when we started so as not to ruin photos!)
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Ahh nice to meet up again, will you be heading to the beer festival?

Steammemories · 17 Oct 2014

I have just uploaded some more vids and pictures of the engines on the steam spectacular especially the LNWR Coal Tank 1054 on:

http://steammemories.blogspot.co.uk/

Steammemories · 21 Oct 2014

Well you could always borrow the Aspinall class 27. It was running at the weekend on the East Lancs. I have to say in fine form. Though very similar in appearance to the class 25 of Barton Wright (L&Y 957) the Aspinall has that extra 3585 lbf of tractive effort and it does make a difference. I do agree it would be great to see a L&Y engine pulling the vintage set.

Pictures and Video's of both L&Y957 and L&Y 1300 (LMS 12322) just uploaded to

http://steammemories.blogspot.co.uk/

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