Lovely to see my hometown featured in this vid. As a kid we used to go to Alexandra Bridge. And you could hardly breath as the steam engines came past. Yes knowing now it was stupid. Because you could have red hot coal / Embers, being ejected from the loco. I remember Bullied Pacific’s, Schools class. And on one occasion “Tangmere” Which I think was assigned to take the train to Weymouth because of the other loco,breaking down. Only wish I had taken more notice.But in those days we thought steam would last forever.Great days. Oh yes the Boat train. In Summer it would occasionally bring the town to a stop. Why? Because of the idiots parking over the line! There were white lines that you had to park behind. But! No! They would park over the line. And then the guys would have to bounce the car back over the line. Good job they didn’t have modern SUVs!
5:26 This Famous LNER Gresley A4 Pacific Express Steam Locomotive No.4498 Sir Nigel Gresley Was Built In Doncaster Locomotive Works In Doncaster South Yorkshire In England In The United Kingdom In 1937 For The London And North Eastern Railway Design By Sir Nigel Gresley Which Is Named After Is Designer A Bit Like Mallard. Thanks Mate. X
As a life member since 1984 , I can reveal it was ME !! that paid the Falmouth Dock owners the deposit to save No.3 out of my own money. THE FIRST LIVE STEAM to run on the PVR. Paul Brenton.
Yes, it's really sad this and all in the name of "progress". Having visited this in the 1980's when I was young with my sister and parents, and at other times subsequently, I eventually managed to do some odd days working there in the summer of 2000 with the then manager Phil. I took some vintage 2-Rail items of my Hornby Dublo collection and used to run the trains around the inner loops. Everyone that I spoke to seemed to really enjoy the model railway and all the scenic items, particularly the engineered sections where someone could walk on top to retrieve derailed items of rolling stock and the like. I remember one evening we had a group of brownies in locally and they thoroughly enjoyed the layout and I allowed them to hold and look at locomotives such as "Denbigh Castle" and "Golden Fleece". I well remember the outside sections and Mark I carriage outside, it was an all weather attraction and will definitely be missed in Exmouth.
Thank you for posting this video! When I was a five year old my family used to go to Weymouth for the summer holidays from mid-60's. Usually on the way back from the Beach we would walk through the goods yard where a public footpath took you past the carriage sidings to Radipole lake carpark. However, occassionally we would take the footpath that follows the line to Alexander bridge. This was my first introduction to steam and it was a literally a baptism of fire when an express departed and we all got covered in smoke and cinders not once but twice as the train had a banking engine on too! Scared the hell out of me at the time - I seemed to prefer the little 03 class diesel shunters back then!
Thanks! I don't think the original video exists anymore, but it was very shakey so wouldn't have been that enjoyable to watch. Its been a few years so I bet someone can do an updated version.
Way more than 6 trains a day dude there were about 16 a day when loco hauled was on the line. Now it's an hourly timetable since they put in Axminster loop, it must be 24 trains a day now?
Only 23k views,ha on you RU-vid. The energy they produce in this performance is simply stunning. What a top rate live performance. I could watch this over and over.
Sorry, I didn't film them. I find it awkward as a young male filming woman with a swimsuit on. There was quite a few attending from around the area, so it's worth checking out groups near Honiton if you would like to see info from the local groups.
They're ALL children when it comes to this! And why not? I'd probably spend more time here than anyone, and I'm 60! Go Beer Heights Railway. Greetings and best wishes from South Africa.
Haha thanks for checking it out! I used a clamp that was strong but a little leeway, so the pony tail fireman at every station check for me that it was still there! It was to a lamp iron yes
The Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T, 41298 currently running in the Isle of Wight, seemingly hauled the last ever steam hauled passenger service on the Tramway. How did it ever get round the curves?
Does 1369 still have the bell that was rung whilst working the tramway at Weymoth? Cherished memories of those boat trains winding their way through the streets, and the dockside shunting of vans. Was life more interesting then?
