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Bittern Light Engine move back to MHR

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door 73129, 23 mrt 2009.

  1. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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    Hi anyone that would like to see Bittern on her return journey back to the MHR. The times are now out on UK steam info. Once she's back on MHR metals she should be facing smoke box out of Alresford.

    http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t09/t0330p.htm
     
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  2. malc

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    60019 is currently facing Minehead and the WSR Steam Gala Programme says it's currently above the permitted load for Minehead turntable. Any ideas how its going to turn before the run back to Alton?
     
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  3. 73129

    73129 Part of the furniture

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    Don't hold me to this. But I seem to remember there is a triangle in the Guildford area.
    :-k :-k :-k :-k
     
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  4. Dan Hamblin

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    The question was more in relation to how will it be turned in the vicinity of the WSR, to prevent tender first running back to the MHR.

    I wonder if they will split the loco and turn both halves on the Minehead turntable :-k

    Regards,

    Dan
     
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  5. southyorkshireman

    southyorkshireman Resident of Nat Pres

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    Bristol? How's the triangle at Norton coming along?
     
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  6. gwr4090

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    Almost certainly on the Minehead turntable after the gala, as part of the turntable testing programme. The turntable is undergoing an incremental certification process involving engines of progressively increasing size and weight. The fallback would be to run tender first as far as Westbury, en route back to the Mid Hants, although the current times make no provision for this.

    David
     
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  7. 6026 King John

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    So did they manage to turn Bittern at Minehead? I see that the move has now been postponed till tomorrow anyway.
     
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    Nice to read this, waited at Reading till 14.30! Didn't read the forum until 15.00 due to work.
     
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    When I left WSR this morning she was still facing Minehead and she was at BL ready for the move tomorrow.
     
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    Bittern is now due to turn at Westbury.

    David
     
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    Anybody got updates on this move? Hoping to see her at lunchtime if all goes to plan.
     
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  12. coastwalker

    coastwalker New Member

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    I was wondering too. Hoping to see her go past later
     
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    Went through Reading around 1405 on Platform 9 which caught me out! Only a very brief stop.

    Followed a couple of minutes later by a WCR '47' with a single MkII from the green train which I assume was heading for Southall. Bonus!
     
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    Caught me out as well, nearly missed it as I was leaving work at 2PM, especially after yesterday's abortive wait.
    Wasn't there a Green Train MK2 in an empty stock move up north recently? Somebody commented is wasn't the one with the flats.
    Probably the same one returning.
     
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    Yes, one went north with Tangmere and the Queen Of Scots set a few weeks back.
     
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    Apparently this mk2 has had a bogie change due to the flats on it and 2 other coaches have also arrived back to join the set after being turned on the ground lathe at Tyseley, these 3 being added to the others also done in January.
     
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