TRIP 408 |
Devon |
30/06/07 |
Taunton
Station
Track Machine; 73108.
Tiverton
Preserved Steam Loco; 1442 – Sdn/35.
Devon
Railway Centre, Bickleigh Mill (visit)
Preserved
Steam Locos: 2ft Gauge; “Pixie” – KS 4260/22 (on loan from p.25), OK
5744/12 Dsm. Preserved Diesel Locos: 4ft 8½ Gauge; “Boris” – Bg 3357/52.
3ft Gauge; MR 105H006/69. 2ft 9” Gauge; “Claude” – RH 435398/59. 2ft
Gauge; “Sir Tom” – MR 40S273/66, FH 2201/39, “Horatio” –RH
217967/42, RH 418770/52, “Ivor” – MR 8877/46 (in use), MR 20073/50, RH
235711/45, FH 2025/37, L 34025/49. Preserved Petrol Locos: 2ft Gauge; FH
1747/31, L 6299/35. Preserved
Preserved
Battery Electric Locos: 2ft Gauge; 1 “George” – WR H7197/68, 2
“Bertha” – WR 6298/60 (in traffic), 3 “Charlotte” – WR G7124/67, 4
“Ludo” – WR 6769/64 (in traffic), 5 “William” – WR C6770/64, 6
“Mary” – WR 5665/57, (7) “Harewood” – WR D6800/64, U/I 0-4-0 BE WR
OOU.
Notes:
1) WR H7197
was also carrying old fleet number S259.
2) Lister
11410/39 has gone to the Phoenix Light Railway in
Launceston
Steam Railway, Launceston
This location was visited on spec as the party was in the area. However unbeknown to the troops that this Railway does not open on a Saturday!!
Aggregate
Industries, Meldon Quarry (part visit)
Industrial
Diesel Locos; (08937) “Bluebell Mel” – Dar/62, “Flying Falcon” – JF
4220016/62. Network Rail Wagons; 501313/333/377/378/379.
RMS
Locotec, Meldon Quarry (part visit)
Small
Plant; Robel 56.27-10-AG38 built 1983, (68087) – Wkm 8385/89 DsmT (assumed),
Wkm 10841/75 (assumed), 68088 – Wkm 10842/75.
Note; The
above items are now considered to be owned by Dartmoor Rail Ltd.
Dartmoor
Rail Ltd, Meldon Quarry (part visit)
Preserved
Steam Locos; HE 3783/53 (on loan from p.286), HC 1864/52 Dsm (assumed).
Preserved Diesel Locos; 37905 – EE 3281/63 + VF D810/63 (ex CF Booth Ltd),
31465 – BT 237/60 (ex EWS), 37198 – EE 3376/64 + RSHD 8419/64 (ex p.237).
Preserved DEMUs; 60831+60673+60150 – in service, 60146,
60677, 60827. Preserved EMUs; 61736, 61737, 61742, 61743, 62385, 69310, 70508,
70573, 70812, 70826, 70860, 76277, 76301, 76302, 76747, 76818. Preserved
Carriages: LMS; 45048. BR Mark1; 4808 “Rosemary”, 21224, 94691, 96300. BR
Mark3; 10518, 10595, 10611, 10727. Stored Diesel Locos; 31301, 31415, 31423,
31437, 31439, 47716. Stored Electric Locos; 73103, 73117, 73134. Stored Coaches:
BR Mark2; 1213, 1256, 3353 (in matt blue with no number found), 3354, 3387,
3402, 3411, 3425, 5920, 5925, 5981, 6002, 6181, 9492, 9501, 9505,. Track
Machine; 98303. Small Plant; MNN6155 – Ballast Packer 054, MNN6154 – Ballast
Packer 053.
Dartmoor
Rail Ltd, Okehampton Station
Preserved
DEMU; 69332. Preserved Carriages: BR Mark1; 10000 “Sleeping Beauty” (SK
26169), 80225 (BSK 35327), U/I Fish
Notes on Railway;
2
unidentified BR Mark1 coaches were present at Meldon Quarry, painted in black.
These were assumed to be RB 1697 and BSK 34584. BR Mark1 Coaches RB 1691 and FO
3125 have left the Railway and are now owned by Riviera Trains.
Exeter
& Teign Valley Railway, Doddiscombsleigh (visit)
Preserved
Diesel Loco; (Perseus) – VF D98/49 + DC 2269/49. Preserved
“Shortlands”,
The Body of BR Horse Box 96406 was reported as being at the above location (Grid Ref ST203002), belonging to a Mr Stamp. However after a long search neither the above location or Grounded Body could be found.