{"id":3141,"date":"2022-09-06T23:08:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2022-09-06T23:08:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:08:04","slug":"waverley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/?p=3141","title":{"rendered":"Waverley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday 31st August to Tuesday 6th September 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8619-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoshi train spotting on the end of Westbury station with Colas Class 56049 &#8216;Robin of Templecombe 1938 &#8211; 2013&#8217; in the background &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week kicked off with two Weymouth bound rail tours in two days when &#8220;The Dorset Coast Statesman&#8221; and &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; passed through our patch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8524.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8524.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3146\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LSL Class 47 No.&#8217;s 47828 and 47853 (47614) round the curve into Hamworthy with the &#8220;Dorset Coast Statesman&#8221; &#8211; 31\/08\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8571-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1748\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8571-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8571-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8571-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LSL Class 47 No.&#8217;s 47853 (47614) and 47828 with the return &#8220;Dorset Coast Statesman&#8221; arriving at Poole &#8211; 31\/08\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorset Coast Statesman 31082022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQ0ec2BYt6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LSL Class 47 No.&#8217;s 47828 and 47853 (47614) with the &#8220;Dorset Coast Statesman&#8221; &#8211; 31\/08\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/f43ef6cb-ff85-4ddc-bd33-4609951fca1b-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LMS Jubilee No. 45596 &#8216;Bahamas&#8217; is captured between Branksome and Parkstone working the outward leg of &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; 1Z82 0845 London Victoria to Weymouth &#8211; 01\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8573-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8573-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8573-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8573-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 33\/0 No. 33025 at the head of the return working of &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; 1Z84 1635 Weymouth to London Victoria. Because of a problem with traction equipment, the tour was terminated at Clapham Junction &#8211; 01\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8566-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8566-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8566-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8566-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8566-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LMS Jubilee No. 45596 &#8216;Bahamas&#8217; at the rear of &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; return working 1Z84 1635 Weymouth to London Victoria. The cut track on the pointwork for the Hamworthy Branch can clearly be seen, with the replacement frog for the point lying between the up and down lines. From December 12th 2022 the timetable includes a weekday &#8220;runs as required&#8221; freight service down the Hamworthy Branch to Hamworthy Blue Circle Industries (BCI) at 07:52. There is as yet no indication of a return working &#8211; 01\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Dorset Coast Express 1st September 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5RE0UalATo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LMS Jubilee No. 45596 &#8216;Bahamas&#8217; and Class 33\/0 No. 33025 with The Railway Touring Company excursion &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; (With grateful thanks to @da_buckley967 for the Weymouth section, and G E Barrett for Winfrith) &#8211; 01\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No. 45596 &#8216;Bahamas&#8217; managed to start a couple of minor line side fires between Dorchester South and Weymouth which caused delays to services until the flames were investigated and extinguished. The original intention was for Swanage based SR U Class 4-6-0 No. 31806 to run light engine to Weymouth to haul the train to Southampton, where it would reverse and head to London via Romsey once again in the care of the Jubilee locomotive. In the event, Class 33\/0 No. 33025 which was on the rear of the tour from London worked the return section as far as Southampton Central because of the risk of line side fires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8683-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8683-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8683-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8683-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoshi and I eventually saw No. 31806 on Sunday 4th September 2022 working the services on the Swanage Railway. In connection with the last seagoing paddle steamer &#8216;Waverley&#8217; No. 31806 carried a special headboard on some trains in honour of the visiting ship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SR U Class No 31806 Swanage Railway 04092022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30AC0vveLf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video of SR U Class 4-6-0 No. 31806 on the Swanage Railway &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we were in the area, Yoshi and I took a stroll along retired Victorian pier at Swanage to see &#8216;Waverley&#8217; arrive to pick up passengers for a cruise to see the Bournemouth Air Show.  Built in 1946, &#8216;Waverley&#8217; sailed between Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde and Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973 when she was sold to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society for \u00a31. She has since been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Waverley&#8217; is the 16th Clyde built vessel to be named after Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott\u2019s (1771-1832) first novel published in 1814. She was ordered by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) to replace an earlier paddle steamer of the same name which was sunk by aircraft on 29th May 1940 during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8687.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3183\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waverley, the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world approaches Swanage &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-463x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-463x1024.jpg 463w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-768x1699.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-694x1536.jpg 694w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-926x2048.jpg 926w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8659-scaled.jpg 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoshi watches from the end of Swanage&#8217;s historic pier as Waverley arrives to take passengers for trip to watch the Bournemouth Air Show &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8682-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8682-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8682-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8682-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waverley alongside Swanage Pier &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8660-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8660-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8660-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8660-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8660-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoshi takes the air at Swanage Pier with Waverley in the background &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8688.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3182\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waverley moored alongside Swanage Pier &#8211; 04\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swanage Railway announced this week that LNER A3 Class 4-6-2 No. 60103 &#8216;Flying Scotsman&#8217; would be visiting the line from 19th October to 6th November 2022. &#8216;Flying Scotsman&#8217; has recently undergone an extensive overhaul and celebrates her 100th birthday on 24th February 2023 and is sure to attract a lot of interest from enthusiasts and the general public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8705-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoshi met up with No. 60103 &#8216;Flying Scotsman&#8217; when she visited Southampton on 6th June 2021 and is looking forward to catching up again in October!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The iconic locomotive will be hauling passenger trains from Swanage to Norden from Saturday 22nd October to Wednesday 26th October 2022 and on static display at Swanage station on Thursday 20th October and Friday 21st October 2022 and again from Thursday 27th October to Sunday 6th November 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8115-1568x1045.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LSL Class 47 No.&#8217;s 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; and 47614 (47853) approaching Creech St. Michael working Saphos Trains &#8220;English Riviera Express&#8221; 1Z60 0545 Crewe to Dartmouth Kingswear &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday 3rd September 2022, Yoshi and I headed to the Taunton, Somerset area for the second week running, this time to see BR Standard Class 7 4-6-2 No. 70000 &#8220;Britannia&#8217; in charge of Saphos Trains &#8220;English Riviera Express&#8221; 1Z60 0545 Crewe to Dartmouth Kingswear storm Whiteball. I was quite pleased to find the BR Standard allocated to this tour as I&#8217;d been itching to see her working all summer. As well as &#8216;Britannia&#8217; we saw LSL Class 47 No.&#8217;s 47593 &#8216;Galloway Princess&#8217; and 47614 (47853) passing Creech St. Michael with the train prior to the steam locomotive taking over at Norton Fitzwarren. Shortly after &#8216;Britannia&#8217; passed by our line side position another tour hurtled by in the form of top and tailed WCRC Class 47 locomotives No.&#8217;s 47746 &#8216;Chris Fudge 29.7.70 &#8211; 22.6.10&#8217; and 47815 &#8216;Great Western&#8217; working 1Z84 0824 Birmingham International to Paignton &#8211;  I almost missed these two as I was under the impression they were due an hour later than they actually were!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8704-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1728\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8704-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8704-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8704-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Standard Class 7 4-6-2 No. 70000 &#8220;Britannia&#8217; in charge of Saphos Trains &#8220;English Riviera Express&#8221; 1Z60 0545 Crewe to Dartmouth Kingswear on the ascent to  Whiteball tunnel &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick perusal of the rail-gen groups flagged up a Class 56 working to Westbury on a train of spent ballast and scrap sleepers and unique &#8220;Steel On Steel&#8221; liveried Class 60 No. 60062 working 6B33 1137 Theale Puma to Margam T.C.  Ruling out the Class 56 due to time constraints, we jumped in the car and headed up the M5 to Pilning, South Gloucestershire, with time to spare before the Class 60 appeared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8626-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8626-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8626-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8626-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8626-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DB Cargo Steel On Steel liveried Class 60 No. 60062 &#8216;Sonia&#8217;, with her striking flame design celebrating the important role DB Cargo UK plays in supporting the UK\u2019s metal transportation market, working 6B33 1137 Theale Puma to Margam T.C. The special livery is part of the company\u2019s &#8220;Freight Belongs On Rail&#8221; campaign\u00a0&#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were also able to see one of the two parliamentary service trains which stop at Pilning each week. Parliamentary trains, also known as ghost trains,\u00a0are passenger services operated to comply with the Railway Regulation Act of 1844\u00a0that required railway companies to provide inexpensive rail transport\u00a0for less affluent passengers. The act required that at least one such service per day be run on every railway route in the UK. Although this is no longer a legal requirement, the term describes train services that continue to be run to avoid the cost of formal closure of a route or station but with reduced services often to just one train per week. As platform two is currently out of use at Pilning, the footbridge providing access having been removed in 2016, the two stopping services travel in the same eastbound direction. Currently the times for these trains are Saturday at 08:33 (Cardiff Central to Weston-super-Mare service) and 15:32 (Cardiff Central to Penzance service). Because there are no stopping westbound trains, a fares easement is in place which allows passengers to travel to Severn Tunnel Junction in order to return eastbound to alight at Pilning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can bark along with our day by watching the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"September 3rd 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oem1qad2MOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video form September 3rd 2022 including 70000 &#8216;Britannia&#8217;, Class 60 No. 60062, GWR Castle HST sets and IEP&#8217;s &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On our way home, we popped into Westbury to see if we could see the Class 56 loco which had arrived there earlier, and to use the loo! As it turned out, the No. 56049 &#8216;Robin of Templecombe 1938 &#8211; 2013&#8217; could not have been better positioned for a photograph!  With thanks to @da_buckley967 for the company and rail gen updates! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8149.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8149.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3184\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class 56049 &#8216;Robin of Templecombe 1938 &#8211; 2013&#8217; sits in the Colas sidings at Westbury -03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8155-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8155-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8155-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8155-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nameplate detail of Class 56049 &#8216;Robin of Templecombe 1938 &#8211; 2013&#8217; &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8627-1568x1568.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freightliner Class 66 No. 66512 preparing to work 6Y16 1934 Westbury Down Yard to Burngullow Junction &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8161-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GWR Class 158 DMU No.&#8217;s 158760 and 158750 await departure from Westbury &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8148-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8148-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8148-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/therailwaydog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8148-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GBRf Class 66 No. 66722 &#8216;Sir Edward Watkin&#8217; Westbury &#8211; 03\/09\/2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, The Railway Heritage Trust is interested in the restoration of the LSWR goods shed at Wool which although is in quite a poor condition still retains its original sliding doors and office partition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A visit today to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wool<\/a> Station to see a potential restoration project. An original L&amp;SWR goods shed in need of a future use, complete with original sliding doors and office partition. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PurbeckCRP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PurbeckCRP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SW_Help?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SW_Help<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ydQZD9D51p\">pic.twitter.com\/ydQZD9D51p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RailwayHeritageTrust (@RailwayHeritage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RailwayHeritage\/status\/1556687929816276995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week &#8211; we&#8217;ll be back soon. Thanks for being there! Bye for now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 31st August to Tuesday 6th September 2022 This week kicked off with two Weymouth bound rail tours in two days when &#8220;The Dorset Coast Statesman&#8221; and &#8220;The Dorset Coast Express&#8221; passed through our patch. 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