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Title: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 03, 2016, 20:55:18 Something steam-hauled has just powered noisily through Nailsea & Backwell: can anyone tell me what it was, please?
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: grahame on July 03, 2016, 21:08:15 Something steam-hauled has just powered noisily through Nailsea & Backwell: can anyone tell me what it was, please? Royal Scot, I understand Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 03, 2016, 21:15:50 Ah, thanks. Her Majesty will no doubt be purring down the line again. ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: LiskeardRich on July 03, 2016, 21:35:18 First Torbay Express of the summer I believe. Should be regular for the next 8-10 weeks.
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 03, 2016, 21:40:01 Brilliant - thank you! :D
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: bobm on July 03, 2016, 22:00:59 Late diversion according to uksteam (http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs16.htm#twk)
Quote THE TORBAY EXPRESS [Times] Bristol-Kingswear (EH01) [dbc] 46100: Bristol-Westbury-Exeter-Kingswear and return [Diverted via Bridgwater vice Westbury on return, delayed by poor steaming] Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: TonyK on July 04, 2016, 14:45:10 Now recovering and tucked up in bed at St Philips.
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: Oberon on July 04, 2016, 15:48:06 With good old fashioned Welsh steam coal this would never have happened..
Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: Rob on the hill on July 04, 2016, 16:12:54 Forthcoming Torbay Expresses, note there are 2 different routes between BTM and Taunton:
http://www.torbayexpress.co.uk/tours.aspx Title: Re: Steam through Nailsea & Backwell this evening Post by: TonyK on July 04, 2016, 17:32:55 It would be nice to go by one and back by another.
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