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Wsr autumn steam gala 3-6 oct 2013

Rasprava u 'Galas and Events' pokrenuta od gwr4090, 10. Svibanj 2013..

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  1. aldfort

    aldfort Well-Known Member

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    On a lighter note I am lead to believe that Odney may well run as Odney over the gala period.
     
    aldfort, 25. Rujan 2013.
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  2. black5

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    My tickets arrived promptly with brochure yesterday. Very quick service seeing as only ordered on Tuesday evening. Looking forward to my first West Somerset gala.
     
    black5, 27. Rujan 2013.
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    I was briefly in the commercial office at MD today and they were flat out licking envelopes.
     
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    for a second I thought you was going to say postage stamps!
     
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  5. maespoeth

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    No the WSR has got a franking machine and hardly any quill pens can be found. Good news is that 7827 was on the road from the SDR yesterday. Just leaves Foxcote to round off the line-up. Criccieth Castle plates are also at MD shed.
     
    maespoeth, 28. Rujan 2013.
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  6. free2grice

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    free2grice, 28. Rujan 2013.
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  7. maespoeth

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    Some very appropriate beers have been lined up for the Cambrian Railways Gala. The WSR Catering Department has arranged to stock the products of the Stonehouse Brewery from Oswestry during the four days October 3rd to 6th (or until supplies run out). The beers will be on sale alongside the regular products from the Somerset breweries on the buffet cars and if the range arriving from Shropshire includes the Society of Independent Brewers Award winning Cambrian Gold there will be an opportunity to compare it with Exmoor Gold (which was the first beer in the now enormously popular style to be brewed.)

    Meanwhile Corris/GWR/TR number 3 is due to leave the Severn Valley for Bishops Lydeard on Monday, still mounted on the SVR wagon which carried it during its visit to our friends there. Should be an interesting sight on the M5 and along the A358.

    Peter Johnson is confirmed as signing his book on the history of the Cambrian at Minehead station shop on the afternoon of Saturday October 5th and Julian Holland is due to be there all day on Sunday 6th signing copies of his various titles.
     
    maespoeth, 28. Rujan 2013.
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  8. aldfort

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    Ahhh - they have lots of modern ways down the MD end of the line. BL retains a more traditional approach although there is some talk of bring in electric lighting!
     
    aldfort, 28. Rujan 2013.
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  9. nanstallon

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    Any chance of Purple Moose too? Anyway, looking forward to trying a new brew from Stonehouse Brewery. My friend is doing the driving!
     
    nanstallon, 28. Rujan 2013.
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  10. Barrie the Beer

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    No Purple Moose from Porthmadog but three bottled beers from Stonehouse: Station Bitter, Cambrian Gold and Off The Rails I believe.
     
    Barrie the Beer, 28. Rujan 2013.
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    That should do nicely - shall be making an early start on Thursday.
     
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    On the beer or the Railway? I'm a bit partial to Purple Moose myself but Stonehouse will do just fine. Meanwhile on a more important note 5029 has had a successful round-trip from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard and back this morning after the blower problem it experienced on Tuesday.
     
    maespoeth, 29. Rujan 2013.
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  13. jamesd

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    Is a timetable available for this event? I know I have to pay for a programme for the roster and other info that I don't need but I just want a basic timetable and I can't seem to find one on the website.
     
    jamesd, 29. Rujan 2013.
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  14. JBTEvans

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    I found this stupid as well. The timetable is in the leaflet but does say 'provisional' however it is the actual passenger timetable correct for all four days.

    Luckily I am not attending on the Sunday this year, but I see trains begin from 0950. I assume the 1745 from BL is lightly loaded on a Saturday, wouldn't it be better to run a 0900 exBL Sunday instead? That way a goods train could run in the ex1745 BL-MD slot, I was rather looking forward to seeing some Goods but sadly they've dropped it (apart from the WN-MD due to Friday's charter)
     
    JBTEvans, 29. Rujan 2013.
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  15. West Somerset Wizard

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    Perhaps someone at the Railway Company is reading this and can arrange for a pdf of the leaflet timetable to be put on the event webpage?

    Steve
     
    West Somerset Wizard, 29. Rujan 2013.
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  16. gwr4090

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  17. maespoeth

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    At recent Galas the 09.00 from Bishops Lydeard hasn't loaded too far into 2 figures. Hence its ending.

    Timetable wise:-

    Thursday and Friday. First departures from each end are 09.50 and then at 45 minutes past the hour until the last ones goes out at 16.45

    Saturday. From Minehead hourly at 45 minutes past the hour 08.45 to 17.45 From BL 09.00 and then at 45 minutes past the hour until 17.45

    Sunday. 09.45 to 16.45 from both ends.
     
    maespoeth, 30. Rujan 2013.
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    Arriving Tues evening / Weds morning. Be down Wednesday to help clean her up, though there is a gang on her today at Llangollen from what I hear.
     
    lil Bear, 30. Rujan 2013.
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    Thanks for posting the timetable.
     
    jamesd, 30. Rujan 2013.
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  20. Barrie the Beer

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    The early gala day trains from BL always loaded well when a Full English Breakfast was served in the First Class dining car.
     
    Barrie the Beer, 30. Rujan 2013.
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