I Saw A Train Going Through The Street

Vikingbrit · Post by **Vikingbrit** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:37 pm

I was looking at some photos of locos last night and i seen a one of train going through a street somewhere down south, i was like "far out" and there was a gadgey on moped about 3 foot from it. It was a one of them ferry trains as far as i know, it just looked weird going through a street

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:43 pm

At a guess, Weymouth

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:47 pm

Could have been a still from the Titfield Thunderbolt

Vikingbrit · Post by **Vikingbrit** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:09 pm

The Titfield Thunderbolt is a classic good old ealing comdey:D

markw · Post by **markw** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 4:06 pm

It would be Weymouth.

I had a photo of a railtour I went on once down the Tramway which took us one way and agave us a chance to phot the empty stock working back to the station. I've a couple of shots of the 33 on street, and used to have one of the 33 at a zebra crossing which I had made into a slide and used to use at talks on Midland Metro to "frighten" the opponents

"And this is the type of stock we will be using to keep down the cost. You may get a bit of rumble as it goes past and I suggest you don't walk out on the crossing as it approaches - in this test we didn't quite stop in time...."

I'll try and dig the pictures out and scan a few in.

Cuchulain · Post by **Cuchulain** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 5:29 pm

Trust Mark

alanhowat · Post by **alanhowat** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 6:17 pm

Hi Mark,

Good luck putting the picture(s) online.

Cheers,

Alan.

tubemad · Post by **tubemad** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:53 pm

i believe this is on the Video 125 cab ride Weymouth - waterloo it has a 50? NSE livery going through the streets at weymouth docks

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:11 pm

I would of thought Class 33's ran to Weymouth. Class 50's would of been on the West Coast Mainline or on the Great Western Main Line.

markw · Post by **markw** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:14 pm

The biggest loco to do the Weymouth Tramway was a 37 if I recall, on a Pathfinder railtour and yes I was on it (the Railtour, not the loco). The other occasion when I went down the Tramway we swapped our 47 for a 33. I doubt a 50 would have been cleared for the route.

The odd 50 did make it to Weymouth Town, but not the Quay.

markw · Post by **markw** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:15 pm

Forgot to add, still looking for the pictures - I've clearly put them somewhere safe...

jeastmond · Post by **jeastmond** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:47 pm

southcoasttrains wrote:I would of thought Class 33's ran to Weymouth. Class 50's would of been on the West Coast Mainline or on the Great Western Main Line.

In their later years, they did Waterloo-Exeter-Plymouth, so the odd one reaching Weymouth wouldn't be so far fetched. I doubt they were light enough for the Tramway section, though.

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:05 am

Yes, I forgot to mention the 50's doing the Waterloo - Exeter route.

I guess the odd 50 working to Weymouth pulled the REP's and TC's?

jeastmond · Post by **jeastmond** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:23 am

southcoasttrains wrote:Yes, I forgot to mention the 50's doing the Waterloo - Exeter route.

I guess the odd 50 working to Weymouth pulled the REP's and TC's?

No. TCs would only multiple with REPs, 33/1s, 73/1s and 74s.

I can remember at least one diagrammed Summer SO service rostered for a 50 + 8 NSE Mk IIs

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:07 pm

jeastmond wrote:
southcoasttrains wrote:Yes, I forgot to mention the 50's doing the Waterloo - Exeter route.

I guess the odd 50 working to Weymouth pulled the REP's and TC's?
No. TCs would only multiple with REPs, 33/1s, 73/1s and 74s.

I can remember at least one diagrammed Summer SO service rostered for a 50 + 8 NSE Mk IIs

no, class 50's and 33/0's and worked 4 & 8 tc's every once in a while, all you needed were air pipe extentions, most southern region based loco's carried these, to aid asisting failed emu's.