Weymouth - summer weekend loco-hauled services - 2010

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[inspector_blakey]

I couldn't possibly comment.

First time for everything, I suppose

57005 lmao?

Good luck getting the a/c and all the other electrical fripperies like lighting to work off a non-ETS^▸ (Electric Train Supply)*-fitted loco. Mind you, stranger things have happened...!

_{Edited to add:
ETS = electric train supply, aka electric train heating (ETH). Used to work the electrical systems in the passenger vehicles behind the drawbar. Fitted to locos intended for passenger work, but not to freight-only ones. BUT a top-and-tailed train can operate with only one ETS-fitted loco, as has happened in recent times with 57/0s, 66s, 20s and others working loco-hauled passenger trains around Workington, in East Anglia and also in FGW^▸ (First Great Western) land.}

[Timmer]

Hope they are laying on extra carriages this time. Just adding a BSO^▸ (Brake Standard Open (carriage)) last year was good of them but I think they need a couple more full carriages.

[inspector_blakey]

Is there a point where a longer train runs up against platform length problems...? I'm not familiar enough with the route to know where the likely problems would be.

[slippy]

... but you just did?

For the 57,604th time Chris, stop trying to be smart... 

Think theres a clue there, I can't see anything about 57005 

[inspector_blakey]

lmao?

Think there's a clue there: relex was joking! 

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

oh no that took me back to over a year ago with the confusion over lmao and the fun that caused 

[anthony215]

I have heard that 57604 could be used on the final saturday which the loco hauled is to run to Weymouth

[anthony215]

Unless something goes wrong the 09:09 Bristol TM^▸ (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context) - Weymouth & 16:55 Weymouth - Bristol TM should be worked by 57604, although this cannot be garaunteed

[Kingfisherdart]

A couple of photos of 57604 with the final locomotive hauled train into Weymouth - at Jersey Sidings after arrival. September 4th 2010.





Hope these are of interest.

Luke

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

do you know how many people were on it

[Kingfisherdart]

Not exactly! But I must say it didn't look too busy.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Hmm. 

From FGW^▸ (First Great Western) live updates:

12:40 Worcester Foregate Street to Weymouth due 17:09
This train will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5 between Westbury and Weymouth.
Last Updated: 04/09/2010 16:30

17:28 Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:05
This train will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Last Updated: 04/09/2010 16:30

[Chris from Nailsea]

An update, from FGW^▸ (First Great Western):

17:28 Weymouth to Bristol Temple Meads due 20:05
This train will be formed of 3 coaches instead of 5.
Supplementary road transport will be provided between Weymouth and Westbury.
Last Updated: 04/09/2010 17:49

[anthony215]

Not exactly! But I must say it didn't look too busy.

Problem is is that it is really heritage traction, last  september when i was on the final loco hauled service to Weymouth hauled by the 37's the train was standing from Bristol.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Each year, we have an interesting, constructive and detailed discussion on the particular subject of loco hauled stock being used (or not!) on the Saturday Weymouth services.

However, some of those individual topics from the past may now be rather overlooked, as they contain only a few posts, and perhaps with headings that do not make it entirely clear now what they cover.

I've therefore spent some time this evening, merging some of those topics, here in the Heart of Wessex board, into four new topics.  Each of these is headed 'Weymouth - summer weekend loco hauled services - ', followed by the relevant year.

I've left the original headings in each post, for clarity - but the result is that we now have a clear chronological account of the mixed fortunes of the seasonal Weymouth locohauls, for hopefully much greater ease of reference in the future.

I hope this helps!

CfN.