NVR S&D Pines Express Day

I've started a new thread on the event so I can leave the Wansford MPD news for loco updates on the steam fleet.

The NVR is to hold an S&D Pines Express day on the 25th April.

Loco's in action will be LMS 4F 44422 and BR Standard 5 73050

Our BR MK1 set and freight set will be use throughout the day and it is planned to recreate a past photo which has been found of the two loco's. The photo was taken North of Shepton Mallet on the Somerset and Dorset Railway. It was July 9th, 1960 when 44422 was piloting 73050 on a Bournemouth-Derby train.

The photo can be seen at: http://www.44422.co.uk/nene_valley.html

I will update as and when info is available from the organiser

 

Looking forward to this event!

BTW there was no tunnel at Masbury - but nice pic all the same

Steve
(WSW)

 

lol ok thanks for the info WSW

Hope you can make it

 

Sidmouth,

I'll forward the request regarding the nameplates to the organiser with my support

 

Nameplates WILL be removed from 73050 for the event

 

I have never paid a visit to the NVR.This event is now in my diary I am looking forward to it.

 

Hi All

Many thanks for all the comments so far, i intend to make this a very special event,

Paul Roe
Locomotive Superintendent
NVR

 

Thanks for the thought & effort in getting this together.
It might be confusing to visitors, but will the four stations be renamed for the day please? Wansford to become Bournemouth and P'boro' to become Bath? Ferry Meadoew & Orton Mere to be Templecombe & Evercreech perhaps?
To try & complete the scene any chance in the bar please of being able to buy Weston's scrumpy (plenty of orchards south of Bath) or Hall & Woodhouse Badger Ales (brewed in Blandford Forum).

 

The organisers already seem to be doing a grand job and actually responding to the request to remove the nameplates is a real indication of the desire to please people. Whilst it would be nice to rename the stations I suspect there would be a lot of work involved. I wonder if the WSR still have their station name boards that were used during the S&D gala in 2006. A friendly phone call and someone with a large van/lorry would be needed though.
Is it possible to make this a weekend event? It does seem to be capturing people's imagination and this sort of event can only be good news for the NVR.
I shall be there for sure and lets hope it's a successful venture for the railway.
Now, what about a photo charter, Martin?

Best wishes,

Paul

 

I'll second that Paul....Id be up for a charter!!

Cheers Jon.
www.jonbowcutt.co.uk

 

Hi All

The event is a one off day at the moment, but subject to the event in april another may be arrnaged towards the end of the season, with other attractions, it is hoped at this time that the bar will be stocking somerset themed drinks, station names are being explored, but as mentioned, time and work is the key, vintage bus with somerset route indciators are being explored,

as always work in progress, but willing to look at requests

P Roe

 

Pines Express Club Car Service
Take a seat aboard the Club Car on the non stop Pines Express,

A West Country Ploughman's lunch will be served at your seat in our Club Car with freshly brewed Tea & Coffee.

A supplement of £6.50 is payable for this service.

Booking essential, limited places available for this service.

Booking from 30th March 2010, phone bookings on 01780 784444

 

Looks a good event which I will try to make (or a linked charter). About time I revisited the Far East and Pboro will be enroute.

A small point though, the train was 'The Pines Express'. In the last few weeks via the S&D in July/Aug 1962 it did carry a 'Pines Express' headboard but this was a WR style headboard. Otherwise the only other time it carried a headboard on the S&D was a Southern square 'The Pines Express' version in 1953. This only lasted a few weeks as it couldn't be carried on the 2F pilots. This is all confirmed by Ivo Peters in his S&D volumes.

Fair few 4Fand 5MT combos but the only one I can read the headcode on is 44422 and 73051 on 995 (carried on left bracket with black headlamps) Btol-Bmouth Adex on Easter Monday 1957.

Cheers,

 

If they still brew it then Cottage Brewing's Somerset & Dorset Ale would seem to be the most suitable.

 

Ivo Peter's Bentley is now attending the S&D Pines Express Event at NVR and Steam Railway Magazine wil also be supporting the event.

 

Good news for the railway as this certainly raises the profile of the event.
Well done!


Regards,

Paul

 

Further details in regards to this event have been printed on page page 6 in the latest issue of Steam Railway, who will be supporting the event as posted earlier in this thread by 'Wansforman'.

Cheers
Oli

(NVR Cleaner)

 

Which way round will the engines be facing?

 

The turntable will be used during the event but for the double header they will prob be smokebox first out of Peterborough facing west