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« 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! Wink

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
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« Reply #1 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:





OK - that's not the normal "125" sort of thing that gets sent through from time to time.  Undecided   Details, anyone?
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« Reply #2 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?
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2008, 10:54:29 »

Its a pair of DRS» (Direct Rail Services Ltd, a national rail freight operator providing a range of services with its head office in Carlisle and depots at the South East, York, Crewe, Sellafield, and Scotland. - about) class 20s on a railtour to Weymouth. They often work the Nuclear Flask trains from Sizewell - Dungeness.
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