Weymouth Quay Railtour Window View 73106/138 and 37250 20 yrs ago!
Reverse again to Maiden Newton for token to Weymouth, at Weymouth 37 comes off as both 73 t/t for the last time to Weymouth Quay; 138 in 106 out. Note how few cameras being used for this special event. How many of those signal boxes have gone ?....hope you enjoy the shaky vhs clips.
NB station closed in Sept 1987.Ferries to Channel Island stopped in 2015.Track remains; will Council operate it as a tourist attraction ?
Thanks to Six Bells Junction for the detailed running information once again.
This video captures a railtour from May 1999, featuring trains hauled by locomotives 37250, 73138, and 73106. The journey includes stops at Yeovil Junction, Yeovil Pen Mill, Maiden Newton, and Weymouth. The footage shows the reversal of trains and the final operation of the 73 t/t service to Weymouth Quay. The video notes the limited number of cameras used during the event and mentions the closure of the station in 1987 and the discontinuation of ferries to the Channel Islands in 2015.
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