RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2014 I have put a few photos up on the Nod to Brent thread of yesterday's activities, but I'll put more up on separate threads in due course, including the first passenger train to Cattewater yesterday morning for a very long time, plus shots of the Western and Castle specials - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/69664-a-nod-to-brent/page-162 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2014 Apparently the maroon GUV in the consist is an aux water tender. Is it connected by pipe to the loco tender or do they have to pump it into the tender tank hatch? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2014 I see 5Z76 approaching from the east; intriguing. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2014 (edited) It appears to be a 'special' coding; empty stock maybe? It's signalled down the up........ ah now it's going back to Exeter - pah! P Edited May 11, 2014 by Mallard60022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Is it connected by pipe to the loco tender or do they have to pump it into the tender tank hatch? Keith It is connected otherwise the train would have had to stop to replenish the tender. I think it is controlled from inside the GUV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcriout Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 It appears to be a 'special' coding; empty stock maybe? It's signalled down the up........ ah now it's going back to Exeter - pah! P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcriout Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 5Z76 1424 Exeter St Davids Prem Tran to Exeter St Davids Prem Tran First Great Western service Classed as empty stock don't know what premtran is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2014 The Dawlish Warren Web Cam is hopeless but there was a twin 'unit' in there about this time I think. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2014 I see 5Z76 approaching from the east; intriguing. P 5Z76 was ECS from Exeter St. Davids to Dawlish Warren and return. Maybe it was for training purposes? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2014 More info and photos from yesterdays steam run with 'Earl of Mount Edgecombe' here - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85633-9th-may-1964-50-years-on/?p=1447679 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR(S) Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) 5Z76 1424 Exeter St Davids Prem Tran to Exeter St Davids Prem Tran don't know what premtran is Prem Tran is a siding between Exeter St Davids Platform 6 and the TMD. There used to be a building there that housed a company called "Premier Transport" that used rail freight at one point: http://www.simsig.co.uk/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=61&id=37088&Itemid=0 This picture shows the company as Premier Distribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevespears/8479185041/ Edited May 12, 2014 by BR(S) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted May 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2014 I suppose it could have been an Engineers' vehicle move? P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 That siding is used sometimes to stable NR OTP or test equipment, so that is a possibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2014 That siding is used sometimes to stable NR OTP or test equipment, so that is a possibility. It's official designation is No.1 Road, West Yard. It is one of three Networked Sidings in West Yard, the remainder being part of the FGW area, although Nos 2 & 3 are normally used by FGW only as well. No. 1 road can be used for tampers, units, light locos etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) 5Z76 Shown as DMU: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O97747/2014/05/11/advanced Keith Edited May 12, 2014 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 In shore fishing. Surprisingly close to the shore. Hope it's not the Spanish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 In shore fishing. Surprisingly close to the shore. Hope it's not the Spanish. More likely to be a buoy layer, as the buoys on deck are marker bouys/mooring bouys rather than fishing buoys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hopefully nobody was injured as this machine made its way along the seawall this afternoon. It seemed to have a will of its own as the operator threw levers it would jolt forward and then stop. Levers again moved and another violent lurch forward and then a stop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hopefully nobody was injured as this machine made its way along the seawall this afternoon. It seemed to have a will of its own as the operator threw levers it would jolt forward and then stop. Levers again moved and another violent lurch forward and then a stop. 2014-05-12 15.11.30.jpg They can be tricky little things to operate and if you can't manage to carefully work two levers at once it does get all jerky but we managed quite well with one in the garden some years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted May 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2014 A bit of late-night activity at the site. Andi 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 In shore fishing. Surprisingly close to the shore. Hope it's not the Spanish. last week there was a similar size boat fishing for Cuttle fish out in the bay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hopefully nobody was injured as this machine made its way along the seawall this afternoon. It seemed to have a will of its own as the operator threw levers it would jolt forward and then stop. Levers again moved and another violent lurch forward and then a stop. 2014-05-12 15.11.30.jpg and frid or sat eve , cant remember which that one was accompanied by a dumper that was too high to go under the viaduct rigid roll bars the dumper was supposed to go along the beach at low tide phone conversations ensued Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzer models Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) theres a small blue roller on site this morring Edited May 13, 2014 by mozzer models Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted May 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2014 and today is the start of the first annual Dawlish wheelbarrow race 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted May 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2014 Black Stuff at last 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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