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One day to go!
The DEPG depot at Williton will be open to the public on each of the four days of the @WSomRailway Summer Diesel Festival and we will have volunteers at the ready to talk about what we do and how we do it.
Our Hymek D7018 was started up at Williton for the first time in almost two years and sounded great. Transmission tests revealed some problems with the directional interlock mechanism but this is outside the transmission and will be sorted out in the next week or two.
Yesterday was a big day for us, it was D1010 lift day. Both engines were lifted out, the body lifted onto stands and the bogies rolled out. For the first time since Swindon works, a Western has been lifted with two cranes and put on stands! Quite a rare sight!
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Culmination of long and careful planning, skill and effort by @wsrdepg team has ended today with Western D1010 separated into loco body (on stands), twin engines (in shed) and bogies needing 'a bit of work'. depg.org/2024/07/08/d1010-sa…
On Saturday 15th June Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7017 will be in use on the 10:00 departure from Minehead under the BLUE timetable. Unfortunately due to a crew availability issue the booked Sunday 16th June working will revert to Class 33 haulage with D6575 in charge.
Firstly, we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who attended the @WSomRailway Summer Diesel Festival on the 6th - 8th of June and those who came for tours of our depot. We had a great time and hope you did too!
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A day spent at the West Somerset Railways diesel gala. Mostly behind 50033!! Unfortunately I was slightly dampened by the worst hay fever I've ever had... Anyway, managed to get a peak at the GWR HST set stabled and St Blazeys last 09!
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Good to get to @wsrdepg diesel bash yesterday and catch these visitors: 50 at Minehead, Peak at Bishop's Lydeard and 20s at Stogumber.
Wonderful Watchet
📸We leave Friday night with a pick of action from #Watchet during @WSomRailway's Summer Diesel Festival.
What's been your favourite locomotive over these first two days? Let's see your photos in the comments below ⬇️
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STRAIGHT THROUGH WASHFORD: 46045
With apologies for the wind noise, here's 46045 absolutely belting through Washford on Thursday with a class 1 express to Norton Fitzwarren. I really was in my happy place on this run, sun shining, fab loco, not a care in the world! More please!
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What a glorious day it was on the West Somerset Railway with day 1 of the diesel being mega!
@WSomRailway
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#westsomersetdieselgala good place to start the day
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Lots to see across the cameras today, and if steam isn't your thing, then over to the @WSomRailway Summer Diesel Festival to see some wonderful locomotive in action. Here is our pick of the day so far...
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