Dawlish Donkey 1998 GWR 0-4-2T 1450 - re-upload, higher quality, added footage

Dawlish Donkey 11th April 1998

1450 preparing to connect to it's first of three trains of the day - Exeter St. Davids

Passing through Dawlish (this was the second train of the day)

From the road bridge access to Teign Estuary boat slip just off the A381 Bishopteighnton Road (this footage was the third train of the day)

1450 running around its train at Newton Abbott (this footage was the first train of the day)

Running through Dawlish station (this footage was the second train of the day)

Pausing at Dawlish Warren station (this footage was the first train of the day)

Arrival back at Exeter St. Davids (this footage was the first train of the day)

Added footage since first upload : passing Langston Rock, 12th April 1998.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Dawlish
• Donkey
• 1998
• GWR
• 1450

[benskiproductions]

Is 1450 still mainline runable?

[churchward82c]

@benskiproductions I don't believe that is is :-(

[5029tom]

nice 10* WISH THEY WOULD RUN IT A AGAIN I THINK AT THAT TIME IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT THE DART VALLEY RAILWAY (SOUTH DEVONRAILWAY) im only guesting because i was not born then but seeing old vid and my dads old photos .

[churchward82c]

@5029tom 1450 was purchased for preservation from BR by the Dart Valley Railway in 1966 It's been in private ownership since 1994.

The name 'Dawlish Donkey' was a kind of hybrid taking the name of the 'Marlow Donkey', operated by the GWR using a 14xx and auto trailer, and Past Time Rail operator's scheme to run this loco along the seaside, where donkeys are used as a attraction to pass the time away for young children whilst on a beach holiday - Dawlish being a seaside town.

[5029tom]

cool thanks for that info

[churchward82c]

You're welcome.

[5029tom]

will they ever do it again

[iantrack]

Great footage.Pluckey little engine.

[RASDV]

Sadly i think we will be unlikely to see a locomotive such as this one running on the mainline again as they cannot haul a long enough train to make trips commercially viable.

[GreatWestern175]

The Donkey has long since stopped running. I doubt we'l see something like this again :(