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West Somerset Autumn Steam Gala 1-4 Oct 2009

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  1. gwr4090

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    The West Somerset's Autumn Steam Gala on Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October inclusive will have a Great Western theme. More details to be announced soon.

    David
     
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    A flyer published this week suggests that the WSR Autumn Steam Gala could feature up to 14 engines, all GWR, including:
    King, Castle, Halls (2), Manor, Moguls (large and small), 2884, Large prairie, 56xx, Small prairies(2), Panniers (2 - one early, one late).
    Not all locos are yet confirmed. The full loco list will be published in July.

    David
     
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    With a line up like that I will think I've died and gone to heaven!
     
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    Brasso's profits should be pretty healthy this year then...! :smt002
     
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    Just what the Doctor ordered! Magic.
    The B&B's already booked. \:D/


    Paul
     
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    I think a visit may well be required.
     
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    I will be attending pre-gala to get on with the all important Brasso consumption. \:D/
     
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    That's good cause all being well we'll be back and she is sure to need someone who knows how to use the brasso to get her all shiny! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
     
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    So 6695 is going?
     
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    Let's hope she makes it. Nothing nicer than a branch line full of appropriate loco's.

    Be really nice to see 5542 as well. [-o<

     
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    From memory (using David's list above as a pronpt), I think the flyer says the following locos have been invited:

    6024, 5043, 6960, 7903, 7802 or 7812, 5322, 9351, 3850, 4160, 6695, 5542, 5760(!), 9466 + 1 other that I can't remember (a Small Prairie according to David's list)

    I'm guessing that "5760" should be 5764 (or 7760 - is that serviceable?)

    Malc
     
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    5786 perhaps?

    I'd read somewhere that they hoped to have 7828 ready, but that's perhaps being a bit optimistic.
     
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    Would love to see 7812 on the West Somerset, she really is a stunner. Can't see the SVR letting two locos go at once (manor & 5764) at the moment as they've barely enough to run their own service. However with visting engines arriving for the SVR autumn gala, the diesel gala being held in October and a certain large, green pacific arriving at the end of the month maybe they will have a bit more locomotive capacity to help out the West Somerset. Would love to get over for this one but i'm due to be going to Scotland for a week then. What chance some of the visitors will be working at the mixed traffic event at the end of the month?
     
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    By good fortune the WSR autumn steam gala is being held the same weekend as the SVR diesel Gala..............................
     
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    The WSR Gala is 1-4 October and the SVR Diesel Gala is 8-10 October.

    Paul
     
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    There you are 1472,you can do both now 8-[ !!! I know I will.

    Looks like a fantastic autumn gala lined up for WSR.If it approaches the GWR themed gala of a few years back then we will all be happy. \:D/
     
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    Whoops - diary cock up following a day working under steam locos!
     
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    Looks like it should be a very good gala. I will defintiley be going this year, it'll be nice to see egines that are supposed to be on that line there as well, it'll make a nice change! =D>
     
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    The Manor is a beast, seen as I am a northener, won't be able to come down. Send it up north... the Manor that is not Somerset!!! \:D/
     
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    And so should the road hauliers!
     
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