The Weymouth Seaside Express - 14th August 2011

GWR 4-6-0 5029 Nunney Castle hauling the Weymouth Seaside Express from Bristol to Weymouth and return.
The videos are taken at Redford Farm Crossing on the climb to Evershot on the outwork run and climbing to Bincombe Tunnel on the return trip.

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• Weymouth
• Seaside
• Express
• GWR
• 5029
• Nunney
• Castle
• Redford
• Evershot
• Bincombe
• Upwey
• Dorset
• steam
• engine
• rail
• railroad
• railways
• train

[robmasterman]

Fantastic clips Keith, a single chimney Castle flat out and sounding amazing...That was definitely hair standing on the back of the neck stuff....Thanks....Bob

[hemerdonbank]

@robmasterman

Thanks Bob. Nunney always provides good viewing and always worth going to see. Keith

[tedgoater]

Great sound quality, thank you. Pure lack of power I reckon. Was interesting to see Tangmere run away with it by comparison a few weeks ago.

[hemerdonbank]

@tedgoater

Thank you. You're right, plenty of noise but maybe the performance not up to Tangmere's. Keith

[GWRFlagandWhistle]

Brilliant !!!!!

[hemerdonbank]

@GWRFlagandWhistle

Thank you.

[tedgoater]

@bigben5051 Thanks, yes but 5029 has 4 cyls v 34067 has 3, to give 5029 tractive effort 31.6k v 34067 te 27.7k. I've been puzzling about this. Is the end result affected by 34067 having superheat v 5029 (I believe) not? I've read it can make up to 30% difference. Would be interesting to see what 5043 could do.

[bigben5051]

@tedgoater I think your comment is a little unfair. Lets look at both locos:

5029: 1923 design, 6' 8 1/2" wheels, 225psi boiler pressure, a small boiler

34067: 1940s design, 6' 2" wheels, 250psi boiler pressure, large boiler

It's fairly obvious which engine will go up faster...

[MrFireboxchaser]

@hemerdonbank As I have said Keith, just ask if you need directions.

[hemerdonbank]

@magic1ond

Thanks. Can't beat a single chimney castle for sound...

[hemerdonbank]

@bluewhitepete

Thanks. It's a mutch better spot now the traffic is on the new road.