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Journey by Journey => TransWilts line => Topic started by: swlines on April 18, 2008, 22:13:28

Title: Railtour through Melksham (19/04)
Post by: swlines on April 18, 2008, 22:13:28

A railtour is operating to Weymouth through Melksham tomorrow, then going to Eastleigh via Chandlers Ford, then down to Weymouth. Not for passenger service I'm afraid Graham! ;)

OXFORD    08:33 08:36
KNNGTN JN PASS  08:39
DIDCOT NJ PASS  08:48
FOXHALLJN PASS  08:51
WANTAGERD PASS  08:57
CHALLOW   PASS  09:00
UFFINGTON PASS  09:02
SWINDON   PASS  09:12
WOOTTONBJ PASS  09:17
CHIPENHAM PASS  09:27
THINGLEYJ PASS  09:33
BRADFORDJ PASS  09:54
WESTBURYW 10:07 10:14

Title: Re: Railtour through Melksham (19/04)
Post by: grahame on April 19, 2008, 10:26:13

Thanks, Tom ... I've not been down to the station to see the Saturday Morning train recently so took the opportunity to pop down there. 09:18 to Swindon left about 6 minutes late with (estimate) 20 people on a 143. Then I hand around to see the special come through:

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/a19ex.jpg)

(http://www.wellho.net/pix/a91ex2.jpg)

OK - that's not the normal "125" sort of thing that gets sent through from time to time. :-\ Details, anyone?

Title: Re: Railtour through Melksham (19/04)
Post by: drew22299 on April 19, 2008, 10:52:07

I saw that this morning going through Chippenham towards Bristol / Melksham but it must have been around 10 in the morning?

Title: Re: Railtour through Melksham (19/04)
Post by: devon_metro on April 19, 2008, 10:54:29

Its a pair of DRS class 20s on a railtour to Weymouth. They often work the Nuclear Flask trains from Sizewell - Dungeness.

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