The Cornishman - 10th July 2011

The Cornishman, from Bristol to Par and return, hauled by GWR Castle 5029 Nunney Castle on Sunday 10th July 2010.
The videos are taken at Tigley, Forder viaduct and Hemerdon.

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Travel & Events

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• Cornishman
• Bristol
• Par
• GWR
• Castle
• 5029
• Nunney
• Tigley
• Forder
• hemerdon
• devon
• cornwall
• steam
• engine
• rail
• railroad
• railways
• trains

[Rosie6857]

I too sensed that Nunney was well down on boiler pressure (not a wisp of steam from the safety valves) and was probably full reg and full gear and only just made it. A free-steaming Castle could manage a steady 14 mph with eight on but who knows what coal they had to contend with or other adverse conditions. In steam days they were allowed nine, which left little to spare. A nicely-produced vid. Thanks.

[hemerdonbank]

@Rosie6857 Many thanks for your comments.

[moormanpete]

Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed the video. Excellent locations.

[hemerdonbank]

@moormanpete

Thank you.

[PGD5051]

Oh my, what a cracking video & what a performance by 5029.

Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

[hemerdonbank]

@PGD5051

Thank you. Nunney is always worth going to see.

[HughFromAlice]

Good you pointed out your vid to me Keith, nice one! What a difference in the power to weight ratio!! A single chimneyed Castle with 8 on vs a Britannia and double chimneyed King with 6 each!! I sensed that (beautiful) Nunney Castle might not have been running at full boiler pressure. Very sure footed.

Being a lover of steam myself (living in a somewhat remote place!) I posted this about a month ago

Techno Music: Steam Trains At High Speed

[hemerdonbank]

@robmasterman

Thanks for your kind comments Bob. Nunney was certainly a star performer. Keith

[hemerdonbank]

@locomotive67

Thanks for your comment.

[robmasterman]

That's got to be a 10/10 Keith, three amazing clips, superbly executed, and congratulations for your choice of locations...Bob