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Title: Steam engine 7029 'Clun Castle' - merged posts Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 01, 2017, 08:15:34 From the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-41801693/clun-castle-steams-again-after-ten-year-restoration):
Quote Clun Castle steams again after ten year restoration A record-breaking steam locomotive has been restored by engineers in Birmingham. Clun Castle was last seen on the mainline in 1988. The locomotive set a record for running the fastest service between Bristol and Plymouth and was also the last steam engine to leave London Paddington station. It has been restored in a ten-year project at Tyseley Locomotive Works and large crowds turned out on Sunday for the recommissioning ceremony. Clun Castle is due to carry passengers on Vintage Trains rail tours to Chester and Oxford next year. Title: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: PhilWakely on May 10, 2024, 20:51:29 Preserved GWR modified Castle class (the original series, not the Class 43!), 7029 'Clun Castle', visited the South West on a two-day round tour from Tyseley to Plymouth (Friday, 10th May) and Plymouth to Tyseley via London Paddington on Saturday, 11th May.
Seen here passing Exeter St David's on the Friday, immaculately turned out, in glorious sunshine. (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/ClunCastle1.jpg) Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: Chris from Nailsea on May 10, 2024, 21:04:04 Brilliant picture, PhilWakely - and that's a proper train! ;D
Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: TaplowGreen on May 11, 2024, 16:39:34 Broke down at Hemerdon apparently.
Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: PhilWakely on May 11, 2024, 16:41:54 Day 2 of The Great Western saw Clun Castle run from Plymouth to London Paddington via Bristol Temple Meads and then onwards to Birmingham Snow Hill and Tyseley MPD.
Confusion reigned at the start of the day with pax requested to join the train earlier than scheduled as it was anticipated that the preceding CrossCountry service was to be cancelled. However, the XC service ran as scheduled and so the tour departed Plymouth on its original schedule - with the supporting Class 47 following 5 minutes later. Purists were making comments about the tour load as Castles were originally restricted to load 8 west of Newton Abbot and the tour was load 9! This played out on Day 1 with the tour reaching the Dainton summit at 8mph! Sure enough, the loco struggled on Hemerdon and eventually succumbed. This turned out to be nothing to do with the loco, but two coaches were suffering from dragging brakes. The following Class 47 was summoned to push the tour and it eventually got going some 30 minutes late. With help from the Class 47, the tour reached Bristol Temple Meads only 5 minutes down. Seen here between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren, where we were exceptionally fortunate as within seconds of the tour disappearing out of shot, a Down XC Voyager appeared! (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/ClunCastle2.jpg) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/ClunCastle3.jpg) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww255/PhilWakely/ClunCastle4.jpg) Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: PhilWakely on May 11, 2024, 16:43:04 Broke down at Hemerdon apparently. See my post above. The failure had nothing to do with the locomotive, but dragging brakes in a couple of the coaches. Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: RichardB on May 11, 2024, 17:32:42 Real Time Trains says the Up train was 5 mins early into Temple Meads. Fabulous recovery given the delay at Hemerdon https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U09745/2024-05-11/detailed
Network Rail have posted a great series of short videos about the two specials made by Craig Munday https://twitter.com/networkrailwest/status/1789308344806613363 Title: Re: Clun Castle to the Westcountry Post by: bobm on May 11, 2024, 20:12:15 There are some videos on YouTube about today's events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1PSDWr4qs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t1PSDWr4qs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jSFes1vGrE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jSFes1vGrE) Title: Steam engine 7029 'Clun Castle' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 26, 2024, 00:17:05 From YouTube, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHyAO1xixK0
Title: Re: Steam engine 7029 'Clun Castle' Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 27, 2024, 00:39:45 And also, from YouTube: see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUznqVjm78c ;)
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