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« on: July 07, 2013, 21:32:40 »
No not FGW▸ (First Great Western)'s 10:00 (SSuX) Paddington to Paignton but the summer steam service from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear.

According to their website http://www.torbayexpress.co.uk/ there was an "incident" last week with a steam loco and so Network Rail have banned steam in the West Country due to the current hot weather.

I did find out before going down to the seawall but thought I would go anyway to try out my new tripod and saw D1916 come through with a nice rake of coaches all in the same livery (that makes a change from some excursions!)



Now the really annoying thing was had it been a steam loco I was in just the right place and the light was just right as the train was brought to a stand at the signal gantry for 30 seconds following a late running HST▸ (High Speed Train).  But then again had it been steam it might not have made such good progress and so no point worrying about it.   Grin
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2013, 19:17:53 »
Great photo, by the way, bobm.   Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2013, 23:32:03 »
Why thank you - better than the first comment I got....  "Nice picture - shame about the train in the middle of it...."   Grin Grin
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2013, 14:14:12 »
Something steam hauled is working out of Temple Meads today
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2013, 14:19:07 »
According to uksteam.info the Torbay Express is running today with GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) Castle Class 4-6-0 no 5029 Nunney Castle on the front but with a diesel just behind which could take over if there are problems.

Sadly I'm "up country" so won't get to see it.
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2013, 17:04:10 »
Also, the Railway Touring Company have an excursion to Weymouth today. It should have been hauled by Tangmere, as was the trip I went on last year (we ended up at Salisbury because of flooding. Mrs FTN was not impressed, although I was). UK▸ (United Kingdom) Steam shows that as cancelled, but something steamy definitely went under the bridge at Langton Court Road just before I got there.
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