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Torbay Express Season 2012

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by ashtav0, Jan 27, 2012.

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  1. david1984

    david1984 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Just stick a 2-8-0T on the front and drag the whole lot, the video of 5239 just strolling away with a stricken 34067 and heavy loads shows how capable these things are.
     
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    Great video! But from watching it, they eased the regulator off and then opened it again and it slipped and they did it further along again resulting in a slip, so surely if they hadn't of eased it, it would have been able to get up the bank?
     
    King.6024, Aug 21, 2012
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  3. mike1522

    mike1522 Long Time Member Friend

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    A Kall for Kinlet. That would be nice to bank Bittern up the Grade. ?
     
    mike1522, Aug 21, 2012
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  4. Stu in Torbay

    Stu in Torbay Part of the furniture

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    Yes, I wondered why they did that
     
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  5. Stu in Torbay

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    Indeed - worth a watch again! Torbay Express 9th September 2007 part 1 - YouTube The GWR cavalry arrives at 6.58. Brute force!!!
     
    Stu in Torbay, Aug 21, 2012
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  6. hatherton hall

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    Am I right to presume that today's Torbay Express will not run due to DBS/Aslef dispute. Being a Sunday, I would think it even more likely to be the case!

    I hope I am wrong though for the sake of the many passengers booked on it.
     
    hatherton hall, Sep 2, 2012
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  7. mattspencer

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    Yes it's running with Bitten again. Next week is showing as cancelled on uksteam
     
    mattspencer, Sep 2, 2012
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  8. Stu in Torbay

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    Bittern safely up to Chrston this week. Going much better. 25 banking again. Had started to drizzle a few mins before and I thought 'thats all we need' but no problem
     
    Stu in Torbay, Sep 2, 2012
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    We were booked on this, was looking forward to a run behind the A4 but it seems not to be. Oh well, Par here we come . . . Again!
     
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    News of the cancellations associated with the strike action can be followed in a new thread ''ASLEF / DBS dispute''. <BJ>
     
    free2grice, Sep 4, 2012
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  14. mattspencer

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    [youtube]x4qnyfWpHS4[/youtube]

    Bittern in action at Dawlish, Starcross and Charlton
     
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  15. Stu in Torbay

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    Hopefully the next TE is on the 16th and next weeks cancelled one is hopefully being rescheduled for 23rd
     
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    Bittern on time departing Bristol in the gloom. Usual 12 coaches. <BJ>
     
    free2grice, Sep 16, 2012
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    1056. Touch late. Whiteball
     
    iswise, Sep 16, 2012
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    4464 'Bittern' away from Paignton at 1720. Ta RS. <BJ>
     
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