The West Somerset Railway
Autumn Diesel Gala Weekend 24-26 September 1999
Planned appearances
- "Warship" Class 42 B-B No D832 (from the East Lancs)
- "Peak" Class 40 1Co-Co1 No D345 (from the East Lancs)
- Class 24 Bo-Bo No D5054 (from the East Lancs)
- A locomotive from the VSOE Northern-based fleet (Class 37 No 37029 requested)
- Class 25 Bo-Bo No 25173
- "Crompton" Class 33 Bo-Bo No 33048 re-livered in BR green with white window edging
- "Hymek" Class 35 B-B No D7017
- "Western" Class 52 C-C No D1010 "Western Campaigner"
- Class 50 Co-Co No 50149 "Defiance"
- also Class 08 no D3462 and Class 03 No D2133
A feast of diesel on the country's most testing heritage line
- Almost all passenger services hauled by diesel
- Up to 11 locos in action, others on static display
- Four visiting locos including a "Warship" and "Whistler"
- Hydraulic Trio - "Western", "Warship", "Hymek"
- Over 1200 miles of diesel haulage
- Top-n-Tail services to Norton Fitzwarren
- Goods train
- Double heading
- Saturday evening special train
Locomotive diagrams will be available (from Minehead Station) leading-up to the event for £2.00 and SAE
For more details from the official site click here