Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) stands at Wiliton on The West Somerset Railway, the driver is adjusting the lights to show red.
Like many heritage railways, The West Somerset Railway has been running a much-reduced service due to the Covid 19 pandemic and to facilitate the extension to Watchet, it was necessary to perform route refresher training for the drivers, guards, and secondmen that will be involved, so a special working took place on Friday 28th May using the Hawksworth-designed Taunton Inspector’s Observation Saloon W80976W with haulage provided by Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048). For the outbound leg of the journey, D6566 was propelling the inspection saloon from the rear while towing three ‘Dogfish’ hopper wagons, which were deposited at the Dunster Permanent Way Depot. This route refresher working was repeated on Saturday 29th – but this time, without the hopper wagons.
Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) stands at Wiliton on The West Somerset Railway, the driver is adjusting the lights to show red.
Like many heritage railways, The West Somerset Railway has been running a much-reduced service due to the Covid 19 pandemic and to facilitate the extension to Watchet, it was necessary to perform route refresher training for the drivers, guards, and secondmen that will be involved, so a special working took place on Friday 28th May using the Hawksworth-designed Taunton Inspector’s Observation Saloon W80976W with haulage provided by Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048). For the outbound leg of the journey, D6566 was propelling the inspection saloon from the rear while towing three ‘Dogfish’ hopper wagons, which were deposited at the Dunster Permanent Way Depot. This route refresher working was repeated on Saturday 29th – but this time, without the hopper wagons.