Bodmin & Wenford Railway 'Winter Steam Up' - Saturday 5th January 2013

My first railway visit of 2013 was to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway for their Winter Steam Up event. This event featured 2 home fleet locomotives running alongside GWR Railmotor 93 which has been based at the railway for several months. 4247 took charge of the passenger trains while newly overhauled pannier tank 6435 took charge of the 'Auto Train'. It was a good day all round as thankfully the weather was behaved and there was no wind and rain like the previous few weeks and it was great to see the Railmotor running once again.
Locomotives in use --
|GWR 2-8-0T No 4247
|GWR 0-6-0PT No 6435
|GWR Steam Railmotor 93
Shots included in the video --
6435 departs Bodmin General with the Auto Train to Boscarne Junction
4247 arrives into Bodmin General with a service from Parkway
4247 runs round it's Train at Bodmin General and shunts the stock into the platform
4247 departs Bodmin General with a service to Bodmin Parkway
6435 arrives into Bodmin General with the return from Boscarne Junction
Railmotor 93 moves off shed at Bodmin General
Railmotor 93 departs Bodmin General for Boscarne Junction
4247 climbs the steep gradient to Bodmin General seen at Sunny bank
6435 arrives & departs Colesloggett Halt with a Parkway service
6435 passes Colesloggett Halt with the return to Bodmin General
Railmotor 93 passes Charlies Gate with a Parkway service
Railmotor 93 tackles the steep climb at Charlies Gate with the return to Bodmin
4247 passes Crabtree Lane with its last train of the day

[@AndreiTupolev]

Very nice to see an Autotrain and a Railmotor together. Pannier looks very pretty. Great shot of the Railmotor storming up the gradient.

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks for the comment! 6435 is probably my favourite pannier, looks lovely!

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks for the comment, I'll probably see it at the West Somerset too, looking forward to when it visit's the South Devon though!

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks for the comment, Railmotor always seems to put on a good performance!

[@SatNavDan]

Great video. I'll be seeing the Railmotor at the West Somerset's Spring Gala. Hopefully I'll see 4247 and 6435 someday, too. Dan

[@JGProductionsRailways]

As far as i know the signal is for the line that runs into the platform, for run rounds trains use a ground signal which is placed towards the end of the loop

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks Dec, Think 6435 looks brilliant, can't wait to see it again for myself haha

[@MulliGWR]

Fantastic Jake. The Railmotor looks great, as does 6435 in BR Lined Green!

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks for the comment!

[@CVR850]

Great video! You have some good shots there.
Andrew

[@lmogden1]

great video

[@nathan83699]

well done jake.

[@daveday5507]

That railmotor really seems to struggle.

[@COMMANDANT699]

What ever happen to loco 4247

[@harryramsden133]

i see a SPAD at 03:31

[@JGProductionsRailways]

Thanks for the comment!