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47802/60009-Berkley Marsh.
Todays 'Torbay Express' nearly didn't run for various reasons.Firstly an impromtu solo 'Steam Ban' due to the 4-6-2 Duchess causing a lineside fire at Somerton yesterday and also the ECS bringing to coaches from Eastleigh to Bristol nearly didn't get there as it required a third locomotive to complete the journey as the previous two loco's failed,one at Basingstoke and then another at Swindon. The loco seen here piloting 60009 'Union of South Africa' 47802 had a very busy weekend,rescuing the train that the Duchess couldn't return from Minehead to Paddington,then speeding to Swindon to rescue the ECS for this working and then today actually working the train along with the A4 to actually allow it to run! Here is one loco that certainly saved WC-Railways Arse this weekend! So here is the returning '1Z28' from Kingswear to Bristol-Temple Meads.47802 nominally doing all the work but 60009 was certainly doing some as it is seen passing Berkley Marsh nr Frome
---29 july 2019---
47802/60009-Berkley Marsh.
Todays 'Torbay Express' nearly didn't run for various reasons.Firstly an impromtu solo 'Steam Ban' due to the 4-6-2 Duchess causing a lineside fire at Somerton yesterday and also the ECS bringing to coaches from Eastleigh to Bristol nearly didn't get there as it required a third locomotive to complete the journey as the previous two loco's failed,one at Basingstoke and then another at Swindon. The loco seen here piloting 60009 'Union of South Africa' 47802 had a very busy weekend,rescuing the train that the Duchess couldn't return from Minehead to Paddington,then speeding to Swindon to rescue the ECS for this working and then today actually working the train along with the A4 to actually allow it to run! Here is one loco that certainly saved WC-Railways Arse this weekend! So here is the returning '1Z28' from Kingswear to Bristol-Temple Meads.47802 nominally doing all the work but 60009 was certainly doing some as it is seen passing Berkley Marsh nr Frome
---29 july 2019---