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West Somerset Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by gwr4090, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. echap

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    I have read elsewhere that the Class 33 derailed at BL and blocked in Flying Scotsman. Can anyone confirm?
     
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    That sounds expensive.. :(
     
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    There's never a good time for a problem like this to occur but this is exceptionally bad luck.

    Jonathan Jones – Pratt, Chairman said ‘’Unfortunately the decision was made to suspend operations due to a trackwork incident yesterday. There have also been concerns with staff welfare and ensuring they are working in safe conditions given the extreme weather temperatures. This was a difficult decision to make and I am aware there are disappointed customers at this special time of operations on the line. Our team has been working extremely hard to overcome the challenges but given the excessive heat currently being experienced it has meant no work can be undertaken to the rail during daytime hours, causing the operational issues to be prolonged. Our teams are working exceptionally hard to try to resolve the issues and will be working overnight this evening, when temperatures will have dropped, to fix the current issues. We expect services to operate as planned tomorrow and will be offering additional operational services with Flying Scotsman on Sunday 13th to allow those who missed out on Friday the opportunity to still travel''.

    Class 4o D213 moved from Crewe to Taunton today to take over the English Riviera Express to Kingswear tomorrow. Was this a coincidence or had the rostered steam loco been trapped at BL alongside Flying Scotsman?

    Just a thought. <BJ>
     
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    I don't think in this instance Minehead is the issue , its the proximety of those at the crossing at Dunster and clearly of concern to the crew and the lack of control or action from the security personel

    Ungated crossings are an area of great concern to the ORR and in the worst case this is prime evidence of why
     
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    Given the current weather I suggest that there is a perfectly innocent explanation
     
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    The WSR Flying Scotsman specials are running today as normal. The trains that were scheduled to run yesterday will now run tomorrow (Sunday). <BJ>
     
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