33051 - "The Hardy Devonian" Rail Tour, 18th January 1997

On Saturday 18th january 1997 a well received Crompton tour occurred, this time operated by Pathfinder Rail Tours. Unusually a single locomotive, 33051 "Shakespeare Cliff", performed the honours from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth via the "Heart of Wessex" line then back to Yeovil to take in the line between Yeovil Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction. 33051 then hauled the train through to Exeter St Davids and on through Okehampton to the yard at Meldon Quarry. After a further run round the train returned to Exeter St. Davids for the final stretch to Bristol Temple Meads, where 33051 was removed to be replaced with a 37 for the return to Gloucester [not seen in this video].

There was excellent Sulzer thrash all day, especially on the climb from Weymouth up to the tunnel at Bincombe.

[Hi8 Sony "Letterbox" source]





00:00 33051
00:32 Evershot Tunnel
01:09 Weymouth
05:38 Upwey
08:00 Bincombe Tunnel
10:51 Site of Monkton & Came Halt
11:47 Yeovil Pen Mill
13:18 Yeovil Junction
16:34 Exeter St. Davids
17:10 Cowley Bridge Junction
22:35 Meldon Quarry
23:36 Exeter St. Davids
25:03 Bristol Temple Meads