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• Diesels in the South West 1968...
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This is the second year of the West Somerset Railway's Mixed Traffic event and this year promises to be the best yet. This year's theme is Diesels in the South West 1968 featuring a mix of diesel electric and diesel hydraulic traction with two steam locomotives thrown in for good measure. There will also be a variety of static locomotives along the line for you to see and enjoy...
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| | · | Class 47 no D1661 North Star
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| | · | Class 42 Warship no D832 Onslaught
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| | · | Class 37 no D6737
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| | · | Class 33 no D6566
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| | · | Class 25 nos D7523 & D7612
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| | · | Class 14 nos D9520 & D9526
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| | · | Class 08 nos D3462 & 08643
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| | · | Class 03 nos D2119 and D2133
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| | · | DMU
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| | · | GWR 2-6-2T no 5553
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| | · | GWR 2-6-2T no 4160
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All the above believed correct as at 4 April 2008, listed in good faith and subject to availability.
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| | · | Relive the changeover years from steam to diesel in the South West in the mid-1960s
| | · | A feast of Maybach music - with Warship, Hymek and Class 14 locomotives in action
| | · | Five guest locomotives - Warship no D832 Onslaught, Class 14 no D9520, Class 25 no D7612, Class 37 no D6737 and Class 08 no 08643
| | · | The return of Class 35 Hymek no D7017
| | · | Guest locomotive Class 20 no 20110 on display at Bishops Lydeard
| | · | Intensive timetable - including two express services on the Saturday
| | · | Class 08 shuttle service from Bishops Lydeard towards Norton Fitzwarren
| | · | Class 03 shuttle service from Minehead towards Blue Anchor
| | · | Diesel & Electric Preservation Group Heritage Diesel Visitor Centre, Depot & Yard at Williton open for inspection
| | · | Many additional attractions
| | · | Free bus link between Taunton & Bishops Lydeard
| | · | Special souvenir programme
| | · | Day & Weekend rover tickets - cheaper if booked in advance
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All the above highlights, and the information below, are believed correct as at 4 April 2008, detailed in good faith and subject to availability.
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• Static Locomotives at the event...
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| | · | Class 20 No 20110
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| | At Williton:
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| | · | Class 52 Western no D1010 Western Campaigner
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| | · | Class 35 Hymek no D7017
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| | · | Class 35 Hymek no D7018
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| | · | Class 33 no D6575
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| | · | Sentinel no DH16
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| | · | Class 04 no 2271
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All the above believed correct as at 4 April 2008, listed in good faith and subject to availability.
At Williton you will have the chance to visit the excellent Diesel Heritage Centre, which features much information about the early Western Region diesels in particular. The shed/workshop of the Diesel & Electric Preservation Group will also be open, offering a rare glimpse inside, and several diesel locomotives will be on display in the yard, some of which can be cabbed. The DEPG sheds and yard area will be open on all three days, 10am to 5pm. Please note the engineering base of the WSRA, and the area around it, will not be open over the Mixed Traffic Weekend. For more information on the DEPG please click here...
A special souvenir programme - which will include the complete working timetables and the loco rosters for all three days - will be available in advance (from 9 June) and from stations over the event, priced £2.50
A full bar and buffet service will be available throughout the Gala on most trains.
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• Museums & Model Railways...
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The museums at Bishops Lydeard, Washford and Blue Anchor will all be open. Trackwork display at Crowcombe Heathfield. Taunton Model Railway Group's base at Bishops Lydeard will also be open the three days.
A special free bus service linking Taunton Station, the Park and Ride car park at Silk Mill and Bishops Lydeard will run at least every 30 minutes on all three days. The service will start from 9.30am collecting from under the Taunton Station Bridge each day with the last bus connecting with the final train arrival at Bishops Lydeard.
In addition, First buses run a half hourly service from adjacent to the down platform at Taunton. Please note the First bus service is not free.
On Friday 13 June and Saturday 14 June we will be running Class 08 shuttle services from Bishops Lydeard towards Norton Fitzwarren and Class 03 shuttle services from Minehead towards Blue Anchor. At the southern end of the line, Class 08 diesel shunters nos D3462 and 08643 will top n tail the Norton Fitzwarren shuttle, leaving Bishops Lydeard on the Friday at 9.30am, 10.20am, 11.25am, 12.25pm, 2.20pm and 4.15pm, and on the Saturday at 9.30am, 10.10am. 1.30pm. 2.40 and 3.00pm. Meantime, two Class 03 diesel shunters will top n tail the Blue Anchor shuttle, leaving Minehead at 10.25am, 11.40am, 12.30pm, 2.10pm and 3.20pm on the Friday, and 10.40am, 12.30pm, 2.15pm and 3.10pm on the Saturday.
A comprehensive timetable is in operation on each of the three days of the events with extra steam services on the Sunday 15 June for Fathers Day. On the Saturday of the event the 11.40 non-stop from Bishops Lydeard will go via Norton Fitzwarren and then run non-stop to Minehead.
Please note that all privilege tickets, free passes and voucher facilities will not apply at the Mixed Traffic Weekend.
Special Event fares apply to all passengers. For example, an Adult Return ticket from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and back is £15.60; or £11.40 for a Minehead - Watchet Adult Return; whilst an Adult Single from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead is £ £10.40.
Discounts are available on Rover Tickets purchased in advance - see Booking Form. The best way to enjoy the Mixed Traffic Weekend is to purchase a Rover Ticket - which gives you complete freedom to travel on the line for the validity of the ticket. All Rover Tickets can also be purchased on www.ticketweb.co.uk
You can book for this event in the following ways...
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| | · | Discounted Rover Tickets via the TicketWeb website
| | · | By telephone, using your Credit or Debit Card. Please ring 01643 704996, 9am-5pm Monday-Friday
| | · | By completing the Booking Form
| | · | In person at Minehead Station 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
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• Latest News...
11 June 2008
Special Event fares apply to all passengers. For example, an Adult Return ticket from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead and back is £15.60; or £11.40 for a Minehead - Watchet Adult Return; whilst an Adult Single from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead is £ £10.40.
| 20 May 2008
Double-headed Rat run...
| 20 May 2008
A single Class 20 run...
| 20 May 2008
Large mainline diesel sourcing task fails...
| 8 May 2008
D7017 will not run...
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• Buy Rovers Online...
| Book Rover Tickets on the Internet at TicketWeb...
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• Advance Bookings...
| Details on how to book discounted rover tickets in advance please click here
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Mixed Traffic Weekend 13-15 June 2008
