Railtours & Charters
Triple headed Class 37s on the Moorswater branch! DRS Class 37s 37609 + 37218 / 37608 head the 'Hullaba-Looe' railtour from Bristol TM to Looe via the Exmouth and Moorswater branches on 10th February 2013. 37609 assisted over the Moorswater branch, leaving 37218 & 37608 to top n' tail the tour to Looe. Has there ever been three Class 37s on the Moorswater branch before? Needless to see, the sound from these veteran English Electric Type 3s was epic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJaQtI_dGmk
Class 60 60001 / Class 66 66230 top n' tail the 'Severn Aggregator' railtour on 13th January 2018 which visited the Westerleigh and Machen Quarry freight only lines, with the tour being illustrated leaving Westerleigh Murco Oil Terminal, at Gaer Junction and at Park Junction on the Ebbw Vale line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYjQFQ99Wog
Making what is believed to be the debut for the class on the Looe branch, WCRC Class 47s 47772 Carnforth TMD / 47826 head the Branch Line Society's 'Looe Brush' railtour to Moorswater Tarmac and Looe on 3rd February 2019, including such locations as Liskeard Station, Coombe Halt / Moorswater and Terras Crossing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH-6JrASp4A
Defiance at Defiance Platform! GBRf Class 50s 50049 Defiance + 50014 Warspite (aka 50007) pass Defiance Platform, Saltash with the 1Z50 0708 Paddington - Penzance 'Class 50 Terminator Phoenixed' railtour on 23rd March 2019. Defiance Platform was opened by the GWR in 1905 to serve the Royal Navy torpedo training school which exsisted at Wearde Quay between 1884 & 1955. The halt officially closed in 1930, but light goods and market produce continued to use the halt until 1957. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGXSXxFOfPA
GBRf Class 50s 50014 Warspite (50007) + 50049 Defiance are seen crossing Keyham Viaduct working the return 1Z53 1530 Penzance - Waterloo 'Class 50 Terminator Phoenixed' railtour on 23rd March 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPqlKpx3XvU
LMS Class 8P 'Duchess' 4-6-2 6233 Duchess of Sutherland slips, stalls and finally slogs up Hemerdon Bank taking around 10 minutes to finally clear the summit as she worked the 1Z25 0945 Plymouth-Minehead 'Great Britain XII' railtour on 29th April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuW9ff17o8