lapford34102 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 The Shunters Truck is on Page 112 of the same book. The caption says ~ ' Plate 187 A 'shunters' runner had no part bo play on the tramway and it was most unusual to see one there. On 30th April 1960,No 7782 was switched from yard shunting at very short notice and did not wait to detach it the runner'. With my late father peering back over the bunker, both he and Ellis looking mildly bemused. When he saw the photo he had no recollection as to why though mused a booked loco might have "fallen down" somewhere. The Brake Van is unusual but there's one possible explanation. During the 60's when the fruit+veg traffic was at it's height the Tram was hard pushed to cope at times so vans would be loaded and taken away for checking and making up into appropriate rakes. For a time Portland was used for this and occasionally even Upwey, it relieved pressure on Weymouth Goods so a Brake would have been needed. RE Books there a small A5 sized book from the Dorset transport Circle by Colin Caddy called the Weymouth Quay Tramway. Mainly photos quite a few well known but equally some rarer ones. Of particular interest to me a couple of the 15XXX 350hp shunters showing clearly they were air braked, something the experts seemed to have overlooked. HTH Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted May 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 13, 2016 Just remembered we have discussed all this before, 6-page thread on Weymouth Quay here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/72019-weymouth-quay/page-1 Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I wrote an article on the subject of the Weymouth Harbour Tramway giving a concise history and traffic workings together with illustrations. It would be a great aid to any modeller considering a layout based on it, or to any member interested in the subject. This was published some years ago in BackTrack. But as I am writing this away from home (I'm currently in Montana) I can't give you the date.. I shall post it when I return home toward the end of next week. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted May 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) As far as I can see, I don't appear to have contributed to this thread before, so here are my Dad's photos from around 1960. I don't know whether they answer any of your questions or show anyone you know, but they may add to your picture of the line. I think that the 'walking pace' may have been exceeded - at least two of the photos appear to have the flag-man riding on the front step! Edited May 15, 2016 by phil_sutters 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Webb Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Weymouth Harbour tramway is being lifted at the moment. Most of it has gone, I think a few short lengths are being left for posterity. Paul Webb 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2021 Some people still think it should have been rebuilt and re-opened, why? It was built to serve a ferry service that no longer runs and there is now no reason or need for the line. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Holliday Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The January 2021 Railway Bylines has a six page photo(+cover shot) spread of the tramway, with Arthur Dodd's pictures from his visit in April 1960. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 19:07, PhilJ W said: Some people still think it should have been rebuilt and re-opened, why? It was built to serve a ferry service that no longer runs and there is now no reason or need for the line. Sadly there are still too many of the "It MUST be saved" mentality about - ask them who should be liable for maintenance, insurance liability etc. and it all goes quiet, except oftentimes for howls of "You're no TRUE railfan" etc... Mark 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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