Roni
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To the previous part of the series:
Nostalgic May 5: Bournemouth & Corfe Castle Diesel Gala (50 p.)
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The video for this part:
May 15 2023
My Monday morning 9:04 train towards Weymouth departed from Bournemouth platform 4, separated from the rest of the station by a gate.
7:55 Weymouth to London Waterloo arriving.
Icons from past decades at Wareham.
Pedestrian level crossing.
South Western Railway 1W54 9:20 Weymouth - London in old livery at 9:53 a.m.
The Desiro passed a "Purbeck Breezer" bus out of service. To the bottom left one of the new signals with a much larger LED field showing multiple colours, also repeated small on the side.
Next, I took "Purbeck Breezer" line #40 to Corfe Castle like the day before and quickly walked from the stop in the village centre to the station.
West Country Class 34028 "Eddystone" arrived with smokebox towards Norden:
preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com
A lovely picture.
Edited to look like an old colour photo.
More about the West Country Class:
en.wikipedia.org
That's why it is always wise to visit heritage stations not on gala days, you can enjoy a plethora of interesting details.
A rake stood stabled at the second platform.
DMUs could be found as well.
The castle had been slighted in 1646 by Parliamentarian sappers:
en.wikipedia.org
The train returned from Swanage at 11:36 a.m. in spotlight.
The engine is a "Bulleid Pacific" without typical "spam can" streamlining.
Even a visit to the toilet pays off in British heritage stations.
All in all, I have captured most motifs around Corfe Castle: in 2007, the steam loco was operating the other way round. The last spot in the report showing the signals from the side sadly has been overgrown since (in German, please use autotranslate):
And now... it's: Part 3 - Swanage (50 p.)
Typical exchange of the token.
I leisurely steamed to Swanage. Volunteers work for heritage railways up until old age - hats off to their service!
One advantage when visiting heritage lines around galas: there might be some more action. 33111 shunting at the terminal.
Class 50 united, 50021 and 50026.
34028 had to wait until the class 33 was out of the way. I took this picture past a very nice gentleman. The railway was quite busy even on weekdays.
At lovely Swanage bay; only British sewage definitely should be avoided according to some news reports...
The tracks are relics of the Swanage pier tramway closed in 1930:
en.wikipedia.org
Swanage is located at the eastern end of the 100 miles long Jurassic Coast.
You could see the Isle of Wight well (spoiler: preview). I heard locals talking that bad weather is supposed to follow if the view across the bay was clear - but the next day would remain almost cloudless... :0)
45108 and 34070 "Manston" in "spam can" design next to the bus depot.
30120 - former LSWR 120 from 1899 - inside the shed, 30111 shunted past D345.
The steam train departed at 1:30 p.m. leaving its cylinder valves open for a long time - at first, I feared you would not be able to see the steamer at all (see video at minute 7:19). But then the engine emerged from the cloud of steam and chugged past its sister loco. The sun also stayed out during the departure.
I chose the photos where steam covered most of the cars parked along the street in the background. The hedge was only slightly extended virtually.
Unique rail cargo one week after the coronation.
I boarded the following "Purbeck Breezer" #50 along the coast to Bournemouth. We approached Poole Harbour through nice landscape - supposedly the world's second largest natural harbour after Sydney.
A special bus line: it takes a ferry to cross the mouth of the harbour to Sandbanks.
Double-deckers of line 50 were operating with a half-open upper deck. However, temperatures had not reached a level to justify such operation. The bus got ever busier; some people like a German tourist family were forced to sit outside laughing about their involuntary adventure.
View across the harbour at fittingly named Sandbanks. On to Bournemouth station you never leave the area of settlement. The South East Dorset conurbation including Poole and Bournemouth is home to half a million residents.
Tesco Express was closed due to a power cut, so I chose the big ASDA at the station. Next day would be an early start...
To the previous part of the series:
Nostalgic May 5: Bournemouth & Corfe Castle Diesel Gala (50 p.)
Nostalgic May 5: Bournemouth & Corfe Castle Diesel Gala (50 p.)
Hi, To the previous part of the series: Nostalgic May 4: Deltic, Ribblehead, Keighley & Worth Valley (50 p.) https://railroadforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/nostalgic-may-4-deltic-ribblehead-keighley-worth-valley-50-p.20199 The video for this part: May 13 2023 This year's May journey...
The video for this part:
May 15 2023
My Monday morning 9:04 train towards Weymouth departed from Bournemouth platform 4, separated from the rest of the station by a gate.
7:55 Weymouth to London Waterloo arriving.
Icons from past decades at Wareham.
Pedestrian level crossing.
South Western Railway 1W54 9:20 Weymouth - London in old livery at 9:53 a.m.
The Desiro passed a "Purbeck Breezer" bus out of service. To the bottom left one of the new signals with a much larger LED field showing multiple colours, also repeated small on the side.
Next, I took "Purbeck Breezer" line #40 to Corfe Castle like the day before and quickly walked from the stop in the village centre to the station.
West Country Class 34028 "Eddystone" arrived with smokebox towards Norden:
34028 Eddystone (SR 21C128 & BR 34028)
21C128 Eddystone was built at Brighton Works by the Southern Railway in 1946 and went straight into traffic from Ramsgate where it took up regular duties on the Kent Coast services to Victoria and …
preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com
A lovely picture.
Edited to look like an old colour photo.
More about the West Country Class:
SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes - Wikipedia
That's why it is always wise to visit heritage stations not on gala days, you can enjoy a plethora of interesting details.
A rake stood stabled at the second platform.
DMUs could be found as well.
The castle had been slighted in 1646 by Parliamentarian sappers:
Corfe Castle - Wikipedia
The train returned from Swanage at 11:36 a.m. in spotlight.
The engine is a "Bulleid Pacific" without typical "spam can" streamlining.
Even a visit to the toilet pays off in British heritage stations.
All in all, I have captured most motifs around Corfe Castle: in 2007, the steam loco was operating the other way round. The last spot in the report showing the signals from the side sadly has been overgrown since (in German, please use autotranslate):
And now... it's: Part 3 - Swanage (50 p.)
And now... it's: Part 3 - Swanage (50 B.)
And now... it's: Part 3 - Swanage (50 B.)
www.mstsforum.info
Typical exchange of the token.
I leisurely steamed to Swanage. Volunteers work for heritage railways up until old age - hats off to their service!
One advantage when visiting heritage lines around galas: there might be some more action. 33111 shunting at the terminal.
Class 50 united, 50021 and 50026.
34028 had to wait until the class 33 was out of the way. I took this picture past a very nice gentleman. The railway was quite busy even on weekdays.
At lovely Swanage bay; only British sewage definitely should be avoided according to some news reports...
The tracks are relics of the Swanage pier tramway closed in 1930:
Swanage Pier Tramway - Wikipedia
Swanage is located at the eastern end of the 100 miles long Jurassic Coast.
You could see the Isle of Wight well (spoiler: preview). I heard locals talking that bad weather is supposed to follow if the view across the bay was clear - but the next day would remain almost cloudless... :0)
45108 and 34070 "Manston" in "spam can" design next to the bus depot.
30120 - former LSWR 120 from 1899 - inside the shed, 30111 shunted past D345.
The steam train departed at 1:30 p.m. leaving its cylinder valves open for a long time - at first, I feared you would not be able to see the steamer at all (see video at minute 7:19). But then the engine emerged from the cloud of steam and chugged past its sister loco. The sun also stayed out during the departure.
I chose the photos where steam covered most of the cars parked along the street in the background. The hedge was only slightly extended virtually.
Unique rail cargo one week after the coronation.
I boarded the following "Purbeck Breezer" #50 along the coast to Bournemouth. We approached Poole Harbour through nice landscape - supposedly the world's second largest natural harbour after Sydney.
A special bus line: it takes a ferry to cross the mouth of the harbour to Sandbanks.
Double-deckers of line 50 were operating with a half-open upper deck. However, temperatures had not reached a level to justify such operation. The bus got ever busier; some people like a German tourist family were forced to sit outside laughing about their involuntary adventure.
View across the harbour at fittingly named Sandbanks. On to Bournemouth station you never leave the area of settlement. The South East Dorset conurbation including Poole and Bournemouth is home to half a million residents.
Tesco Express was closed due to a power cut, so I chose the big ASDA at the station. Next day would be an early start...