59103 Pushes 43160+43188 out of Bath on an EXTREMELY rare move

[alllinevideo]

I thought I saw things when I saw the other video of this, but christ almighty.! Such a shame that I'm not in Bristol anymore. Good catch Liam and hi-5 to James for giving you the call.!

[warminstercentral]

well this honour fell to D1015 back in 2003 .but she did it the proper way on the front .

[brchtr002]

Great footage, wished i'd seen it! I reckon the passengers took other trains to London/Bath/Reading because there isn't a single soul left in that HST

[skybroadband1975]

true workhorse

[daievans89]

how odd...great vid

[SaberTanker22]

LOL sorry passengers were going to be very lite . We got coal to ship lol that dam rare video indeed man good job. filming in the uk .

[richard123x1]

great video

well done to the 59 pulling and pushing over 200 tonnes

[cmeonthemove]

Somewhere to put the luggage I guess. Great capture.

[Jord37425]

Bloody hell, looked twice when I read the title! Definatly rare! Would have been interesting to see how they were coupled? As 59s have the buckeyes I think? And a HST has them type of couples like what Voyagers have? If i'm right - not sure tbh! But why not just push that HST with another HST? as wouldn't it have been far easier? Ah well, maybe just did it for the sheer hell? Haha! :-S

[hstman14]

Thanks Mate, couldn't believe it myself, even when I was side by side with it! Interesting point about the coupling, the 59 seemed to couple in the normal way it would with any wagon to the Power Car. It wasn't my main priority to check at the time I must admit, so I could be mistaken :$ Glad you enjoyed buddy :)

[465fan]

@hstman14

5* for that. I believe the driver released the brakes as he could, but just got the 59 driver to shove :)

[stumpytrain]

@Jord37425 It's possible to couple power cars to assisting trains with bars stored in the power car. The freight train was already behind the failed train so there wasn't really any choice.

[itfcsam]

awesome footage! Biaspotter was updating me on it! 5* and fav'd. Wish I'd made the effort to cycle along the cycle path and see it now!

[FGW180101]

Was it still in Passenger use? And they wouldn't have sent it back to Bristol if the set was going to end its day at Old Oak, because that would mess up the balancing move and there would be too many sets at SPM and not enough at OOC :)

[hstman14]

What do you mean, what was working this? :-S The train terminated at Bath Spa 136 Late. They did send it back to Bristol, it ran as 5Z27 2019 Bathampton Loop-SPM. There is always a spare line at SPM on a daily basis, incase of something like this happening.

[hstman14]

The Working was 1A27 1710 Weston Super Mare - London Paddington

[FGW180101]

@hstman14 Sorry about the first post; it was before I read the description :S You said why didnt they send it back to Bristol? But now you said it went back to Bristol - now im lost :S

[hstman14]

No probs Ryan, in the description, I mean why not send it back to Bristol with passengers on board. But it was evident that the 59 already had the road behind and presumably was unsafe to reverse that to Bristol. When it arrived at Bathampton, the 59 could be removed and the train could make it's way safely to Bristol SPM.

[FGW180101]

@hstman14 So are you saying the rear power car (bristol end) was ok, the front one had failed so it could go back to bristol with the one power car leading, dragging the whole train with no power car pushing at the other end (the failed one) ?

[hstman14]

The Rear powercar 43188 on Bristol end was okay. It could travel back to Bristol with 188 leading, that's eventually what happened. 43188 hauled the train with 43160 Dead on Rear late in the evening.

[hstman14]

The Rear powercar 43188 on Bristol end was okay. It could travel back to Bristol with 188 leading, that's eventually what happened. 43188 hauled the train with 43160 Dead on Rear late in the evening.

[stumpytrain]

@hstman14 When the decision was made to assist 1A27 with the following stone train it wasn't possible to get power from either power car. I'm told that by the time the 59 had attached the fitters had managed to get it going again. Had the rear one been working earlier it would have been possible for the driver to power the train from the rear with the guard in control of the brake at the front.

[peggey707]

I saw this from the window of my 158 which was made late by it :P faved and liked Liam! brilliant working, wish I got off at Bath to get a shot of it :P

[berwickspotter]

Brilliant mate

[BIASpotter]

best workings of 2010 so far aa?

lucky he had the 59 behind him if it was a 158 he have no chance :P

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[hstman14]

Definately for the West Country.

Well it's interesting you say that, all the other services seemed to just pass on the Down line. A HST set could attach to this, but a 158 couldn't. A freight engine, such as a 59 can, it seises to amaze me as to why they didn't just take the setback to Bristol with 43188, as there was nothing wrong with that end?! Unless the 59 was unable to do a reversal move behind the HST. Who knows?

[37401MadRich]

Crazy! Excellent footage :)

[55022RSG]

what happened to the HST?

[hstman14]

No-one was entirely sure. Was listening to driver, he was talking the panel, saying about losing power, couldn't get anything atall, so just went as far as he could. The train tried powering at Bath again, but there was no go, in the front engine, seemed like a traction motor problem in 43160.

[55022RSG]

@hstman14 sounds like it or an alternator fault which is common in HST's

[zaccee1996]

bloody brilliant never seen anythin like it!

[hstman14]

Cheers :) Neither have I, was absolutely amazing to see.

[87006]

Bloody hell outrageously large movement that I dont think I've ever seen anything that even comes close to mirroring that. Fantastic video well caught 5* 87006.

[hstman14]

Thanks mate :) was unbelievable scenes. I've not seen anyting like it either, it's unlikely I ever will..!

[87006]

@hstman14 indeed unreal scenes although saying that today at Tamworth I got a 37 dragging a 20,47 and NATEXEA 90 bonkers llol 87006

[50019Ramilles]

Fantastic catch LH, me thinks someone with high command, got this to happen ;)

[hstman14]

Cheers Tom :) Well I think it was the only alternative they had! With no spare Trams on SPM, they had to do what they could. Either way, incredible.

[midlandspotters]

tht is unbeliveable nice one 5 star and fav liked as it is nw

[hstman14]

Thanks Jordan :)

[drduetz]

WOW a must see catch !

[Jonnyvalenta]

Amazing!

[BIASpotter]

awesome :P

also seen it

*like*

[HSTChris]

Wow, when I heard this, I wasnt expecting there to be a train on the back as well! Fantastic catch, +Fav! :D