September Gems '59
Mike Roach
Mike Roach
Two more 'Gems' from the Mike Roach archive. Many thanks to you Mike - wish I was there to see the sights, hear the sound and smell the smoke.
SIXTY YEARS AGO TODAY :- A busy scene outside Plymouth's Eye Infirmary as 4928 and 6028 pass with 14 coaches on the Falmouth (dep 9.30am) and Newquay (dep 9.45am) to Paddington, while on the right is a line of locos waiting to back down onto their trains in the platforms at Plymouth Station. They are left to right: D603, 5531, 5092 and 6836. The date is Friday 4th September 1959. Copyright Michael Roach,
6870 and 4708 slog their way up Hemerdon Bank at milepost 241 with 13 coaches on Saturday the 5th September 1959. Mike Roach.
Set 253029 sits at platform 4 with the 09.25 Paddington - Penzance on the 27th December 1980. HSTs used to operate in fixed numerical formations when they first started operating. Not sure when the practice ceased but I did not note the power car numbers at the time .From checking other sites I believe this was 43127 and 43128. Although I was using a cheap rubbish Kodak Ektachrome camera with 110 film, a nice sunny day could just about produce a passable photo. Copyright Clive Smith
Sat. 14 Sept 2019
'Okehampton Castle'
Special train to Weymouth
'Okehampton Castle'
Special train to Weymouth
OkeRail Forum in partnership with Great Western Railway and Dartmoor Railway is running a Charter Excursion train (formed of a 5 coach former Inter-City 125 HST) from Okehampton, Crediton and Exeter St Davids to Weymouth on Saturday 14th September.
The train will depart from Okehampton at 0815, Crediton 0850 and Exeter St Davids 0908, arriving at Weymouth at 1145. Arrival back at Exeter St Davids at 1831, Crediton at 1842 and Okehampton at 1920, giving almost 5 hours in Weymouth.
The fares are £37.00 return standard class with children at half price (£18.50) and First Class fares £52.50 adult / £26.25 child.
Please note the outbound train will arrive at Dorchester West at 1125 and drop off passengers, but will not pick up on the return journey. Passengers visiting Dorchester must make their own way from Dorchester South to Weymouth to board the return train to Okehampton which leaves at 1626. There is a frequent train service on this route.
First class tickets are sold out, but standard class are available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-rdjaop.
The train will depart from Okehampton at 0815, Crediton 0850 and Exeter St Davids 0908, arriving at Weymouth at 1145. Arrival back at Exeter St Davids at 1831, Crediton at 1842 and Okehampton at 1920, giving almost 5 hours in Weymouth.
The fares are £37.00 return standard class with children at half price (£18.50) and First Class fares £52.50 adult / £26.25 child.
Please note the outbound train will arrive at Dorchester West at 1125 and drop off passengers, but will not pick up on the return journey. Passengers visiting Dorchester must make their own way from Dorchester South to Weymouth to board the return train to Okehampton which leaves at 1626. There is a frequent train service on this route.
First class tickets are sold out, but standard class are available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-rdjaop.