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Title: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on December 12, 2010, 21:31:07 Quote West Somerset Railway and First Great Western: Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead on January 02 2011 Details here http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/FGW.html Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 12, 2010, 21:37:09 Thanks very much for that post, relex109!
I've taken the liberty of adding it to the forum calendar - hope you don't mind! :) CfN. ;) :D ;D Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on December 12, 2010, 21:44:14 i think i can live with that chris :)
by any chance would you be tempted to take the trip? Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Chris from Nailsea on December 12, 2010, 21:48:33 I'm very tempted, mate - hope to meet you there! ;D
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Mookiemoo on December 12, 2010, 23:30:13 i'd do it if I wasnt still in Kansas at the time
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: JayMac on December 12, 2010, 23:55:08 Maybe a freak whirlwind will pick you up and dump you in strange land populated by bumpkins. AKA West Somerset. ;D
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Mookiemoo on December 13, 2010, 00:05:38 Maybe a freak whirlwind will pick you up and dump you in strange land populated by bumpkins. AKA West Somerset. ;D They are called tornados (and not the green steam powered kind) And I have been in a an F4 tornado and it was not funny (I was in a storm shelter thankfully! other wise I would not be here now) I NEVER want to see an F5 Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on December 13, 2010, 00:33:13 click your heels together 3 times? :D
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Mookiemoo on December 13, 2010, 00:53:07 ok - im being a bit sensitive here but its not something to joke about
Put yourself in a storm shelter (aka a basement under ground) and have the house you were under ripped apart and scattered god knows where whilst you are watching because the roof of your shelter is also ripped off! Praying to any god you can think of even if you don't follow comes to mind not clicking heels Sorry - don;t think anyone can know what its like until they have been there! Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: inspector_blakey on December 13, 2010, 01:41:57 Slightly disconcertingly, in Denver airport the gents' bogs are the designated tornado shelter...
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on December 13, 2010, 09:13:36 Not seen the kids film, with the yellow brick road?
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Lee on January 01, 2011, 04:27:29 From Somerset County Gazette: (http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/8764719.West_Somerset_Railway___40_years_after_Taunton_Minehead_line_closure/)
Quote from: Somerset County Gazette West Somerset Railway - 40 years after Taunton-Minehead line closure The special First Great Western Commemorative Train to mark the 40th Anniversary of the closure of the Taunton-Minehead branch line of British Rail will leave Taunton for Minehead on Sunday at 10.40am. The closure of the line in 1971 was the first act in the story which led to its re-opening as the modern day West Somerset Railway from 1976 onwards. Today the WSR is one of the leading heritage railways in the world and a major tourist attraction, carrying over 200,000 passengers each year. The special train is formed of a First Great Western Class 150 diesel train of a type that works the surviving branch lines in South West England today. It will be the first time however that one of these trains has run to Minehead and virtually all of the seats on the special have been sold. Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Toiletdriver on January 01, 2011, 14:39:25 150234 according to the paper work I've seen.
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on January 02, 2011, 20:19:54 i woke up 2 hours ago with a hangover.... was it any good lol :-(
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: dickyc on January 02, 2011, 21:02:14 was it any good? Yep - good day out. Unit was indeed 150234. Made a short detour to Wellington on the outward leg to access a crossover due to points failure at Norton Fitzwarren. Was quite well loaded - most seats taken. Thanks are due to FGW and WSR for organising this..Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: LiskeardRich on January 02, 2011, 22:19:19 off topic slightly but seen as you mentioned Wellington in previous post i'll ask it! but has wellington ever had a train station? seems a silly place not to have one being a fair sized town on the main line
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: JayMac on January 02, 2011, 22:22:27 Wellington (Somerset) station closed in October 1964:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_%28Somerset%29_railway_station#Wellington Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Lee on January 03, 2011, 00:32:32 Proposals to reopen Wellington station are referred to here. (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=5272.msg49705#msg49705=)
Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: Toiletdriver on January 03, 2011, 02:11:48 Wellington (Somerset) station closed in October 1964: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_%28Somerset%29_railway_station#Wellington But briefly reopened in Feb 97 or 98 :o 477xx failed in the old station on 1V35, Derby Plymouth Cross Country service. 1Z99 (rescue engines) formed of 2 class 67s approached. Some die hard spoon goons (47 bashers) exited the train via the guards van to avoid the General Motors rubbish. This was the first class 1 working for 67s. Title: Re: WSR/FGW Special Commemorative Train Between Taunton and Minehead Post by: 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01 on January 03, 2011, 19:47:34 there are pics from this event on http://www.tauntontrains.co.uk/NEWS-INFO.htm and http://tauntontrains.fotopic.net/c60126.html
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