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West Coast men sign 31s. Last proper tour would have been the Lancashire Witch, with 31128 and 31454, which was brilliant!
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It still sounds like EWS would not be involved with providing a crew and the WCR would, they seem to sign most classes of loco.
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EWS men don't sign them to my knowledge. WCRC had a small fleet of 31s for working the Royal Scotsman a year or so back, and with them being a tour provider they'll have men who still sign them. Of course since the demise of FM Rail, all the drivers have spread out, I know of a few ex-FM drivers who are with DRS now. The one signs just about every loco!!
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It doesn't matter to me where the crew come from, just so long as they are in control and everything goes okay.
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slightly off topic, there were no less than 5 class 31s at Derby today !
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Class 31's
I was lucky enough to be on the RAILWAYS COAL-STONE HAUL out of Bristol which was headed by 31105 and 31285 with a Class 50 Defiance on the tail end.
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Was a decent tour from what I've heard, it's a pity Network Rail won't let their 31s work any tours.
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That 50 was 50049, which sounded good even for crawling along freight lines! |
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On the way from Yate to the Tytherington quarry 50049 suffered a loss of water with a broken radiator pipe. A quick fix was done and water was supplied via a garden hose at Engine Common, If you know the area, it's the house with a old red phone box out in the field. That man sure saved the rest of our trip. The two class 31's gave no problems.
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