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