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saw this coming up soon so will try and catch some photos
https://www.railwaytouring.net/uk-day-trips/the-bath-bristol-christmas-express
4th december empty coaches from southall to swanage
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U10546/2019-12-04/detailed
5th swanage to bristol...
nice (and quite unusual down here) to have 2 rail tours within a few minutes of each other
the south is alive again with appropriate traction! :lol:8-)
here are some not very good photos of the train as it was late (and i dont have internet on my phone) so thought id go and just as i went 2 minutes later it went past :lol:
turned up about an hour ish late in the end but was well worth seeing, i turned up at the original listed time to find a 10 car 442 wessex in the platform instead :lol:
https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/heritage-vehicles-outings
thinking of popping to this on saturday with a few friends but was wondering where the best places to park would be (either near the stations or further out and take the tube in) to view it
we'll be coming down from southampton way...
saw this was happening at the weekend, and also saw a movement from Kidderminster S.V.R. to swanage, would that only be 1 diesel loco or a few in a line? as ive seen a few in a line before which was nice to see...
saw this today, rtt said it was a diesel loco moving empty coaching stock tho, nice surprise never the less, dont see many moves like that, same thing happening tomorrow as well apparently from butterly mrc to swanage, any ideas why?
tomorrows move -...
few photos from today, can never really get a photo that i would describe as "just right" :lol: theres either a problem with the camera or something in the way, good enough tho :)
went to see it on the way up to poole, was about 10/15 minutes late, then i go to see it on the return journey and its on the opposite line going back up in the poole direction again, checked real time trains and it says it was cancelled between poole and bournemouth on the return journey due to...
they seem to make a right racket going round the tight curves with the rails screetching in protest :lol:
engines where quieter going in the other direction tho, have they got different engines as the pull away was almost silent
http://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/diesel-gala-2018
noticed this was on over the weekend
does anyone know or have info on timings when the visiting locos get taken back home on the mainline as wouldnt mind photographing them at brockenhurst or somewhere like that
also the purbeck...
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