Portsmouth Direct 13th April

Glad to hear this.

It was a magnificent sight even at a saunter. I went to Westbury to see the light engine movements prior to the Royal Duchy a week or so back, and just standing in the EWS road while it was watered it made a great spectacle. In fact with Nunney Castle following in a few minutes after 70013 pulled off into the yards, it was like old times at Westbury. All it needed was for one of them to back into the milk dock, and Bert Scull outside on the taxi rank............

 

Thanks guys. They are new names to me, where are they from?

 

Dave Hewson has only recently been passed out, last 12 months or so i think. David Wright has been a fireman for a few years now. Normally based up north but comes down south once in a while and is one of the senior men with Cromwell's support crew.

Martin Squibb was conducting from Salisbury back to Waterloo too.

 

Really enjoyed a Salisbury-Yeovil "one way" Thanks Steam Dreams for allowing a last minute ticket. 70013 is brilliant+looked excellent as it turned at Yeovil.

 

Many thanks for that!

 

:-k Wondered where you had disappeared to Ray,after you had finished your impromptu lunch on the platform at Yeovil!,you missed a good return trip.
Nice to meet up with Mr & Mrs Fireboxchaser there too,after spotting them en-route taking the vids.

Alan.

 

YUM---yes I did eat the cakes rather publicly...whoops....bought from the good + delicious range in the buffet.

The souvenir tour programme was excellent as well+I saw a lot of happy faces + that was BEFORE your ace run back!

Hope to meet again,60124,perhaps on a run with 60163!

 

No doubt we will cross paths on one of 60163's trips in the West Country Ray,we have already booked with PTR on the Plymouth trip of 11th July and several of the Torbays,the West Country banks will certainly give the loco. a thorough test.
Regards
Alan and Mark.