West Somerset Railway, 'Somerset in Autumn' - Saturday 24.10.09

The last of the annual late October weekends at the West Somerset Railway, as the event is being dropped next year and replaced with an early September 'Late Summer Weekend'.

For the 2009 event, the usual mix of steam locomotives and heritage diesel traction were used once more. Three guest steam locomotives had stayed on from the 'Autumn Steam Gala' in the form of 5542, 6695 and 7802 'Bradley Manor'.

The full line-up of locomotives was -

| S&DJR 2-8-0 7F Class number 88
| BR(W) 2-6-2T 5101 'Large Prairie' Class number 4160
| GWR 2-6-2T 4575 'Small Prairie' Class number 5542
| GWR 2-6-2T 4575 'Small Prairie' Class number 5553
| GWR 0-6-2T 56xx 'Taffy Tank' Class number 6695
| GWR 4-6-0 78xx 'Manor' Class number 7802 'Bradley Manor'
| BR Brush Type 4/Class 47 number D1661 'North Star'
| BR Class 35 'Hymek' number D7017
| BR Class 14 'Teddy Bear' number D9526
| BR 3-Car Class 115 DMU (ran Sunday only)

All engines feature in this video, apart from 4160 & the DMU, hauling passenger trains and D9526 on a Goods working.

I visited the event with theonlyadsrulz and jakeyboygen, thanks to them for another fun filled day out. The plan I carried out was -

0930 - Bishops Lydeard to Williton with 7802
1005 - Williton to Bishops Lydeard with 5542
1125 - Bishops Lydeard to Williton with D7017
1308 - Williton to Blue Anchor with 5542
1516 - Blue Anchor to Minehead with 88
1655 - Minehead to Dunster with 6695
1801 - Dunster to Bishops Lydeard with 7802

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[benwilliams1235]

I was on the 1600 right at the front of the train in the front windown and got a bloody good photo as 6024 passed the 1600, Ill send it to you

[JBTEvans]

cool, i was right at the front of the train too, first table on the left hand side of the train looking down towards BL.

[benwilliams1235]

@JBTEvans i must of saw you :L Are you going to the spring steam gala?

[JBTEvans]

Oh yes for defo

[JBTEvans]

No but I saw her making her way to it just before the 1600 left.

[benwilliams1235]

Yeah it was a bit of a bummer, Did you see 6024 on the turntable?

[JBTEvans]

Yes I did, wish it hadn't of rained :(

[benwilliams1235]

Did you make it to the steam festival?

[JBTEvans]

Thank you!

[AvonRailFan]

nice video mate 5stars