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« Reply #270 on: March 27, 2022, 07:34:56 »

Paignton is my station and I watched it's arrival. Two locos at front and 12 coaches. Fouled the points for 15 minutes with 1 and 1/2 coaches until all the persons got off and it could proceed into Goodrington Coach sidings.
Went back at 1400hrs and one engine had run round to top and tail for the trip to Okehampton.

The service train 150232/158762 in the picture had to use platform 1 and shunt back wrong line to wait for the charter train to leave platform 2, meanwhile late running (30mins) Paddington-Paignton stood at Torquay waiting for the local to shunt to platform 2 before it could get into platform 1.

The shunt move takes place 2/3 times a day with even a cross country voyager doing it.

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« Reply #271 on: March 27, 2022, 09:34:30 »

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As an aside I can't upload photos without using flkr.

I don't have flkr either, so had ask TonyK to upload my Bristol ones!
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« Reply #272 on: March 28, 2022, 10:21:20 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EaDi5Az2g

Charter train arriving at Paignton Saturday, fouling the level crossing which took about 15 minutes to clear..
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« Reply #273 on: March 28, 2022, 10:27:05 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EaDi5Az2g

Charter train arriving at Paignton Saturday, fouling the level crossing which took about 15 minutes to clear..
Link not working for me, but is this the one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EaDi5Az2g
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« Reply #274 on: March 28, 2022, 10:55:42 »


Can any passengers on this UKR Special train please gives some details of the speeds attained between Coleford Jn and Okehampton, as a spirited run was noted by onlookers.

Also comment on the unnecessary and juvenile hooliganism of load shouting/ bellowing by a few UKR ‘Customers’ in the rear of the train as it left Okehampton; which has been recorded on a posted YouTube, and was much to the disapproval of the many locals and supporters of the very successful reopening of the line to regular trains, who were at Okehampton station to welcome this train.
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« Reply #275 on: March 28, 2022, 11:05:22 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EaDi5Az2g

Charter train arriving at Paignton Saturday, fouling the level crossing which took about 15 minutes to clear..
Link not working for me, but is this the one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EaDi5Az2g

Link looks the same and it is the one. I have posted another with the train clearing the station.
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« Reply #276 on: March 28, 2022, 11:25:21 »

Link looks the same and it is the one. I have posted another with the train clearing the station.

I will spare you the three minute video of the traffic and pedestrians clearing the level crossing once the train moved down toward the sidings
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« Reply #277 on: March 28, 2022, 11:53:59 »


Also comment on the unnecessary and juvenile hooliganism of load shouting/ bellowing by a few UKR ‘Customers’ in the rear of the train as it left Okehampton; which has been recorded on a posted YouTube, and was much to the disapproval of the many locals and supporters of the very successful reopening of the line to regular trains, who were at Okehampton station to welcome this train.


If you could forward the YouTube link to info@ukrailtours.com they may be able to identify the culprits and take appropriate action as the individuals may well be in breach of the strict rules laid down for railtours
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« Reply #278 on: April 01, 2022, 20:23:16 »


As an aside I can't upload photos without using flkr.

Flickr is free for a basic account, which lets you host photos and show them here. It isn't too complicated, and requires nothing more than an email address. You can go down the route of using it to share photos with friends and the like, but I don't. I used to use Photobucket, which went subscription. Other hosting sites are available.

There may be some guidance on how to use it to post pictures here - if not, and if there's a need, I'll draft something. Otherwise, I'm happy to post other folks' pictures, but I'm not always around.
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« Reply #279 on: April 02, 2022, 06:41:33 »


As an aside I can't upload photos without using flkr.

Flickr is free for a basic account, which lets you host photos and show them here. It isn't too complicated, and requires nothing more than an email address. You can go down the route of using it to share photos with friends and the like, but I don't. I used to use Photobucket, which went subscription. Other hosting sites are available.

There may be some guidance on how to use it to post pictures here - if not, and if there's a need, I'll draft something. Otherwise, I'm happy to post other folks' pictures, but I'm not always around.

I do have a basic flkr account and the pictures did display before but I must be doing something wrong.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/revupminster/
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« Reply #280 on: April 03, 2022, 15:55:02 »


I do have a basic flkr account and the pictures did display before but I must be doing something wrong.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/revupminster/

Worth trying with one of your excellent pictures. Click on the photo, then on the right-facing arrow next to the star at the bottom right of the page. The share dialogue should appear - click the BB Code tab, then choose a size - I usually opt for Medium (800 x 533). Highlight and copy the text that appears in the box above, then paste that into your post. That will show your details below the picture when you post it. If you delete everything before the [img.. and after the /img], it will just show the picture.
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« Reply #281 on: April 14, 2022, 13:24:46 »

Crisp real-time cab view, Exeter to Okehampton, tweeted by the Rail Delivery Group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP8UsYGNFR4

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« Reply #282 on: April 14, 2022, 15:26:18 »

Crisp real-time cab view, Exeter to Okehampton, tweeted by the Rail Delivery Group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP8UsYGNFR4

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Lovely! I hadn't realised there was such a restricted way out from that side of EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains).
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« Reply #283 on: April 14, 2022, 22:59:03 »

Crisp real-time cab view, Exeter to Okehampton, tweeted by the Rail Delivery Group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP8UsYGNFR4

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Lovely! I hadn't realised there was such a restricted way out from that side of EXD» (Exeter St Davids - next trains).

All the through platforms are bi-directional so all movements are possible. the train was leaving platform 3 which is in effect the northbound local. Platforms 1 and 3 can also hold two separate trains ie The platforms could have a SWR» (South Western Railway - about) train and the Paignton-Exmouth local could still reverse.
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« Reply #284 on: April 15, 2022, 10:33:35 »

Crisp real-time cab view, Exeter to Okehampton, tweeted by the Rail Delivery Group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP8UsYGNFR4

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Quite a crowd getting on at Crediton.
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