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Title: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: JayMac on July 18, 2010, 06:47:50 GWR Hawkworth Pannier No. 9466 will be operating a special service on the Looe Valley Line on Sundays 19th & 26th September as part of the ongoing GWR 175 celebrations.
There will also be a Class 37 hauled service between Plymouth and Liskeard on the same dates as well as bookable positioning moves on the 18th & 27th. With calling points including Swindon, Westbury, Taunton and Exeter. Further information can be found on Vintage Trains (http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/vt2010_looe_trains.htm)' website. Title: Steam on the Looe branch in September Post by: andrewr on July 23, 2010, 10:09:19 Apologies if this is old news folks, but having just seen it in Steam Railway mag, I thought I'd post it here...
http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/tours/vt2010_0919_looe.htm So, it's a pannier tank on the Looe branch, topping and tailing with a Class 37... absolutely brilliant and there's tickets available on the positioning moves too. ^25 for a Liskeard to Looe trip does look a bit on the steep side - wonder if there'll be any rover tickets - but definitely one to consider I'd say! Cheers, Andy Title: Re: Steam on the Looe branch in September Post by: JayMac on July 23, 2010, 10:46:26 andrewr. Always worth checking the calendar here on the forum when it comes to railtours, steam specials etc that are relevant to coffee shop land. ;)
EDIT: Subsequent details removed as topics have been merged. Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: eightf48544 on July 23, 2010, 16:45:53 Hopefull 9466 will be on the Looe end to get the climb to Liskeard. Maybe Coombe Junction will get a record number of passengers!
Had said loco on steam on the Met before PPP stopped it. Really thrashed up from Rickmandsworth to Amersham. Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: RichardB on July 23, 2010, 17:01:41 As I understand it, 9466 will be at the Liskeard end of the train. One reason is that the watering can then take place at the far end of the station car park at Liskeard.
Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: RichardB on September 02, 2010, 17:50:04 Just to say, there are still tickets available for the Looe steam trains, also for the positioning moves both to and from Plymouth and the diesel hauled trips from and back to the Midlands (calling at Swindon, Westbury, Taunton, Exeter St Davids)
All of these trips include travel back on scheduled FGW services. Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: JayMac on September 08, 2010, 09:06:56 From the West Briton (http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/small-step-time-station-s-heyday/article-2617816-detail/article.html):
Quote Man recareates Looe Station in the 1950s as model for 150th anniversary Visitors to a Cornish resort are being offered a tiny glimpse into life at the end of a rural railway branch line back in its 1950s heydey. A model showing Looe Station ^ complete with the smallest signalling box in the country ^ has gone on display. It was created for the station's 150th anniversary celebration by man David Price, of Stafford, who enjoyed many happy holidays in the town. The miniature recreation, planned by Mr Price for 12 years, was unveiled on Monday and now forms the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the Old Guildhall Museum. Richard Burningham, manager of the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, said: "The impending celebrations had spurred him on to finish the model and "he has done a very nice job. "He has used some artistic licence but all the major things are there ^ the old water tower and a signal box about the size of a toilet. "I am really pleased that the museum is putting on this special display, which is an important part of the anniversary celebrations." Mr Burningham said the line had seen the best passenger figures for ten years with 16,000 journeys in the peak summer period. The 12 sqft 00-gauge model will be on display throughout September at Higher Market Street. The museum is also displaying the original 1930s Great Western Rail poster advertising the station, plus photographs and documents relating to the Looe to Liskeard line. Barbara Birchwood-Harper, the museum curator, said: "We have a lot of material on the railway and are really pleased to be putting it on display with this brand new model." The main anniversary celebrations begin this Saturday with a station fete, launched by Jimmy Dingle, the mayor of Looe, and Tony Powell, mayor of Liskeard. Mr Powell and the Mayoress of Liskeard will be travelling to Looe on the 9.58 service, accompanied by Liskeard Silver Band, who will play on the train and at Looe station. On the two following Sundays steam trains return to the line for the first time since 1961 when the Great Western Railway engine Panier Tank rolls into town. The museum is open Mondays to Saturdays, 11am to 4pm, at a cost of ^1.80 for adults, 80p for children over five and ^4.50 for a family of four. Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: RichardB on September 16, 2010, 17:17:26 All the timings are now available at http://uksteam.info/tours/trs10.htm
http://uksteam.info/tours/t10/t0919c.htm Tickets are still available (and will be on sale at Liskeard, Platform 3 on the day) http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/tours/vt2010_0919_looe.htm Title: Re: GWR 175 Cornish Branch Line Weekends. 19th & 26th Sept 2010. Post by: The Tall Controller on September 16, 2010, 18:22:00 Shame 9466 is at the rear going up the big climb! :(
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