Norton Fitzwarren & Fairwater Yard
Andrew Triggs
Andrew Triggs
XC 43357 (with 43301) approaching Norton Fitzwarren working 1V44 06.11 Leeds-Plymouth 22.11.2022 Copyright Andrew Triggs
GWR 43194 with 43010 approaching Silk Mills Road overbridge, Norton Fitzwarren, working 2U14 Penzance-Cardiff 22.11.2022 Copyright Andrew Triggs
Viewed from Staplegrove Road overbridge, Freightliner 66518 with 2 Autoballasters with 66509 in the distance 22.11.2022 Copyright Andrew Triggs
DBC 66009 working 6C99 07.38 Bescot Down Side-Exeter Riverside N.Y (load 17) passing Silk Mills Road overbridge, nearing Norton Fitzwarren 22.11.2022 Copyright Andrew Triggs
66129 leading 3J13 08.46 Westbury-St Blazey LIP RHTT (with 66069) passing Silk Mills Road overbridge, as the sun disappears at the wrong time 22.11.2022. Copyright Andrew Triggs
Thanks very much Andrew
Class 37274 at Par
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Here is the first of a number of pictures from Michael Adams and it shows 37274 waiting for the road at Par on 13 August 1981 with a long train of clayhoods for Fowey docks. Copyright Michael Adams
Many Thanks Michael
Duchess on route to Cardiff seen at
Swindon
Colin Pidgeon
Swindon
Colin Pidgeon
6233 Duchess of Sutherland on 1Z80 on the Victoria to Cardiff. Copyright Colin Pidgeon
6233 Duchess of Sutherland on 1Z80 Victoria to Cardiff. 21st November 2022, Copyright Colin Pidgeon.
Many thanks Colin.
And now it can be told
Duchess watering
Ken Mumford - Colin Pidgeon.
Duchess watering
Ken Mumford - Colin Pidgeon.
Ken reports - Friends.
I went to Kemble hoping to photograph 6233 being watered!
[1] I arrived around 1140 at Kemble. Quite a few folk there! Tanker was in car park adjacent to platform1 [the London-bound one]. Theory was that the water pipes were to be put across the two tracks!!
[2] Why wasn't the tanker parked where the Tetbury branch trains once waited? Because the gate leading to that area was locked and 'RAILTRACK' had the key.
[3] Someone said that 6233 was still at Challow whilst another said that there was a water tanker at Callow [or Wantage Road] and that 6233 had gone past it!
[4] Tanker later moved from where it was to the car park adjacent to platform 2 [the Cheltenham bound one]. Driver got the hoses out.
[5] A southbound IET to Paddington was delayed 13 minutes - the lady announcer said 'due to trespassers on the line.'
[6] A Cheltenham bound iET stopped a Kemble, then proceded onwards.
[7] I then checked to see how things were with the water tanker - there were no hoses now out and soon after the water tanker was being driven away!
[8] Another Paddington bound iET arrived at platform 1, then suddenly there was a shout concerning 6233 speeding toward the station.
[9] .6233 came storming through with plenty of speed and steam. At the rear a class 47 was working hard. It was so sudden that all I got was photo 2!
Further details:-
1Z89
Victoria left at 0824 - 2 LATE
Steventon pass 1034 - 4 LATE
Wantage Road pass - 5 LATE
Challow Schedule 10 58 to 11 02 - actual 1103 to 1228 - left 86 LATE (anything to do with [3] above?)
Swindon [platform 1?] Schedule 1120 to 1133 - actual 12 43 TO 1244 - 71 late
Kemble Schedule 1150 to 1220 [for water] but stormed past at 1259 - 38 LATE
See REAL TIME TRAINS for other timings
Kind regards, Ken
I went to Kemble hoping to photograph 6233 being watered!
[1] I arrived around 1140 at Kemble. Quite a few folk there! Tanker was in car park adjacent to platform1 [the London-bound one]. Theory was that the water pipes were to be put across the two tracks!!
[2] Why wasn't the tanker parked where the Tetbury branch trains once waited? Because the gate leading to that area was locked and 'RAILTRACK' had the key.
[3] Someone said that 6233 was still at Challow whilst another said that there was a water tanker at Callow [or Wantage Road] and that 6233 had gone past it!
[4] Tanker later moved from where it was to the car park adjacent to platform 2 [the Cheltenham bound one]. Driver got the hoses out.
[5] A southbound IET to Paddington was delayed 13 minutes - the lady announcer said 'due to trespassers on the line.'
[6] A Cheltenham bound iET stopped a Kemble, then proceded onwards.
[7] I then checked to see how things were with the water tanker - there were no hoses now out and soon after the water tanker was being driven away!
[8] Another Paddington bound iET arrived at platform 1, then suddenly there was a shout concerning 6233 speeding toward the station.
[9] .6233 came storming through with plenty of speed and steam. At the rear a class 47 was working hard. It was so sudden that all I got was photo 2!
Further details:-
1Z89
Victoria left at 0824 - 2 LATE
Steventon pass 1034 - 4 LATE
Wantage Road pass - 5 LATE
Challow Schedule 10 58 to 11 02 - actual 1103 to 1228 - left 86 LATE (anything to do with [3] above?)
Swindon [platform 1?] Schedule 1120 to 1133 - actual 12 43 TO 1244 - 71 late
Kemble Schedule 1150 to 1220 [for water] but stormed past at 1259 - 38 LATE
See REAL TIME TRAINS for other timings
Kind regards, Ken
Tanker driver and water hoses unravelled- Kemble. 20th November 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford.
6233 belts through Kemble. 20th November 2022. Copyright Ken Mumford.
Many thanks Ken - you were confused and so was everybody else including me.