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TORBAY EXPRESS 2011 Season

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by GWR, Oct 12, 2010.

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  1. 5944

    5944 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Torbay Express website makes no mention of stop at Torquay, despite it appearing on UKSteam times.
     
    5944, May 30, 2011
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    gwr4090 Part of the furniture

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    I am now advised that there will be no passenger stop at Torquay.

    David
     
    gwr4090, May 31, 2011
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    It would have been interesting, but Torre bank is a wonderful stretch of track, and very noisy, even without the station stop. <BJ>
     
    free2grice, May 31, 2011
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  4. campainr

    campainr Well-Known Member

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    A provisional loco roster for the Torbay Express this year is on the 6024 website.

    Sun 05-Jun-11: 71000 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 12-Jun-11: 6024 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 19-Jun-11: (no service)
    Sun 26-Jun-11: 71000 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 03-Jul-11: 6024 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 10-Jul-11: 60163 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 17-Jul-11: 60163 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 24-Jul-11: 60163 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 31-Jul-11: 60163 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 07-Aug-11: 71000 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 14-Aug-11: 6024 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 21-Aug-11: 71000 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 28-Aug-11: 6024 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 04-Sep-11: 71000 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
    Sun 11-Sep-11: (no service)
    Sun 18-Sep-11: 6024 Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return
     
    campainr, Jun 3, 2011
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  5. Western Venturer

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    Okay. Its time for an urgent call for everyone to do their rain dances again following successes the last 2 years! With 6024 headed for Plymouth with a diesel on the front today and possibly 71000 doing the same to Kingswear tomorrow we need that wet stuff desperately. Give it your best shot everybody!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Western Venturer, Jun 4, 2011
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  6. campainr

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    Rain forecast on Sunday. Hopefully enough to persuade NR a pilot isn't needed.
     
    campainr, Jun 4, 2011
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    Well I'll be dancing all next week as I'm on the Torbay Express next weekend!
     
    Hemerdon, Jun 4, 2011
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    Were on tomorrow's - fingers crossed! It rained in Bristol earlier today and with more planned tomorrow I guess we shall have to watch this space. Good job NR didn't exist when steam was the norm . . . oh no wait a minute. Linesides were cared for then!!
     
    channel, Jun 4, 2011
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  9. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Precisely - so enough said.
     
    Big Al, Jun 4, 2011
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  10. KentYeti

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    That most English of rain manufacturing dances just ended it's second day. A Lords Test Match.

    Fear not. There will be flood alerts before the morning!
     
    KentYeti, Jun 4, 2011
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  12. campainr

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    Could Paignton get a 2-8-0 ready to take the train forward? At least you'd get some steam.
     
    campainr, Jun 4, 2011
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    who pays for that ?
     
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    There's £280 of my hard earned cash wasted!! In future I'm not going to advance book tours but will wait til the day - if its full so be it but this is the 3rd time I have done a diesel Torbay and wasted money! Whats the betting it'll be a rainy day also!
     
    channel, Jun 4, 2011
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  15. KentYeti

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    Strewth. A web site for boxes!

    Is there a setting on my browser, (like the adult one), that stops me accidentally going to such sites?



    WINK!
     
    KentYeti, Jun 4, 2011
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  16. campainr

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    Well I assume the PDSR charges some sort of access fee? I think they've done it before for something.
     
    campainr, Jun 4, 2011
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    An update from Nick Scott on the brush47 yahoo group is that it will be 71000 and 47815 double heading.
     
    mattspencer, Jun 4, 2011
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  18. campainr

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    Is 71000 less likely to emit sparks than a King? It never seems to sound as though its working particularly hard with its soft beat. (the opposite of a 67 that sounds like its at full throttle whatever its doing!)
     
    campainr, Jun 4, 2011
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    In theory a King on 9 shouldn't be being worked well within it's limits . Given that most main line engines are spark arrestor fitted and care is given to ensuring ashpans are all in full working order and ash tight , it should be possible to run in fire risk season relatively safely
     
    Sidmouth, Jun 4, 2011
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    I am very sorry to say that NR has oversteeped the mark here. I repeat what I have posted elsewhere, following NR's logic for tomorrow's tour with 71000 and they have to insist that all steam tours are diesel assisted for the forseeable future.

    Crazy, absolutely crazy and I feel desperately for those who have paid a lot of money for these tours. And it is not as if we are experiencing extreme hot conditions. It has been around 25 degrees. A couple of years ago it was 31 degrees and 6024 hauled the Torbay Express unaided to and from Kingswear.

    Sensless.
     
    hatherton hall, Jun 4, 2011
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