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« Reply #435 on: November 05, 2011, 19:52:29 » |
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« Reply #436 on: November 05, 2011, 19:58:03 » |
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« Reply #437 on: November 05, 2011, 21:14:11 » |
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Somebody has to keep trains running elsewhere while the 142's wobble towards Heathfield / Meldon at maximum governed revs...  Shouldn't the event be renamed the "Class 142 Farewell Party"? I did suggest that the tour be called 'The Rickshaw Requiem' however I am advised that no headboard will be carried... |
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« Reply #438 on: November 05, 2011, 21:26:37 » |
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Somebody has to keep trains running elsewhere while the 142's wobble towards Heathfield / Meldon at maximum governed revs... But couldn't you tag along as a travelling fitter? 3x fully loaded donkeys equals 3x the potential for problems. TSM▸ - Have spanner, will travel...... ..... oh, hang on. You're a SprinterMeister not PacerMeister.  |
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« Reply #439 on: November 05, 2011, 22:18:40 » |
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But couldn't you tag along as a travelling fitter? 3x fully loaded donkeys equals 3x the potential for problems. TSM▸ - Have spanner, will travel...... ..... oh, hang on. You're a SprinterMeister not PacerMeister. Technically I'm more 'The MTU16V4000R41-Meister' or The 12GM645E3C-Meister' these days. I'm quite sure they can manage without me being anywhere near the 'Rickshaw Requiem'.... |
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« Reply #441 on: November 05, 2011, 23:26:11 » |
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Taking a day off isn't sad. Using it to go bashing 142s? No comment.  |
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« Reply #442 on: November 06, 2011, 00:10:52 » |
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This taken from UK▸ railforums:
Some timings now available:-
Sunday 27th November.
2Z61 0930 Exeter St David's to Exeter St David's (arr 1000) via Alphington (0950 - 0955).
2Z62 1025 Exeter St David's to Newton Abbot (arr 1045).
2Z64 1220 Newton Abbot to Exeter St David's (arr 1240).
2Z65 1315 Exeter St David's to Exeter St David's (arr 1723) via Meldon Quarry (1420 - 1425) and Barnstaple (1617 - 1623).
2Z66 1730 Exeter St David's to Plymouth (arr 1830) Non stop.
2Z67 1847 Plymouth to Exeter St David's (arr 1950) Non stop.
No 2Z63 shown (yet) but it might be that a run along Heathfield branch is added nearer the time as there is a long layover at Newton Abbot between
2Z62 & 2Z64.
Pity I cant go, I would love the non stop run
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« Reply #443 on: November 06, 2011, 01:17:39 » |
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I did suggest that the tour be called 'The Rickshaw Requiem' however I am advised that no headboard will be carried...
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« Reply #445 on: November 06, 2011, 10:18:47 » |
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I did suggest that the tour be called 'The Rickshaw Requiem' however I am advised that no headboard will be carried...
What about 'The Devon Donkey Derby'? was suggested, however officialdom decrees that no commemorative headboard will be carried... |
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« Reply #446 on: November 06, 2011, 11:11:27 » |
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I guess a headboard will not be carried as that might indicate that FGW▸ is sorry to see them go. I would suggest 'Class 142 good riddance tour'. I do have a soft spot for them as they are basic trains doing a basic job + you can throw them about a bit more than a 15x ( they do give as good as they get though ) . It is not trying to be anything special, nothing fancy. Just getting on with it.
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« Reply #447 on: November 06, 2011, 14:23:13 » |
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I do have a soft spot for them as they are basic trains doing a basic job + you can throw them about a bit more than a 15x ( they do give as good as they get though ) . It is not trying to be anything special, nothing fancy. Just getting on with it. I don't really mind them, still got them on the card. Managed a whole 400 yards driving on / from one last Sunday. Reasonably reliable cheap transport for the masses... |
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« Reply #448 on: November 08, 2011, 12:16:58 » |
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Technically I'm more 'The MTU16V4000R41-Meister' or The 12GM645E3C-Meister' these days. I'm quite sure they can manage without me being anywhere near the 'Rickshaw Requiem'.... Does that now make me MTU16V4000R41-Guard ? |
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« Reply #449 on: November 08, 2011, 18:24:36 » |
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Technically I'm more 'The MTU16V4000R41-Meister' or The 12GM645E3C-Meister' these days. I'm quite sure they can manage without me being anywhere near the 'Rickshaw Requiem'.... Does that now make me MTU16V4000R41-Guard ? Sort of, some of the time. My 'E3C' should read 'F3B' as I run 50 rpm faster..... |
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