The Dorset Dumpling - 6th September 2008

7th September 2008

A selection of photos from Spitfire Railtours 'The Dorset Dumpling' - another excellent day out, back on the Southern with a Crompton...and back to Weymouth again. The tour was hauled on the outward leg from Waterloo to Weymouth via Laverstock and Chandlers Ford by 33025 and returned direct by 73136. The first Crompton hauled passenger train out of Waterloo for well over a decade and with a single Crompton, on the equivalent of load 7-8, gave it a distinct and very welcome Waterloo - Salisbury/Exeter feel. Predicted to be a monsoon, we managed to avoid the rain for most of the day apart from 2hrs at Weymouth. More proof that even when not in full health, 33025 is a complete beast!!

33025 makes a very welcome return to Waterloo operating the first 33 hauled passenger train from the station in over a decade - 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth...and with the correct '91' headcode! 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960
33025 Waterloo 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	73136 Waterloo arrived with 5Z82 0732 Southall - Waterloo empties 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Weymouth 1Z82 0941 Waterloo - Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	73136 Weymouth - waiting to take the empties to Jubilee Sidings 6/9/08 1280x960
33025 on the rear of the empties as the stock leaves the station for the Jubilee Sidings 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 on the rear of the empties as the stock leaves the station for the Jubilee Sidings 6/9/08 1280x960	Back again...33025 Jersey Sidings, Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Jersey Sidings, Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960
33025 Jersey Sidings, Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Jersey Sidings, Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Jersey Sidings, Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 brings the empties into Weymouth to form the 1Z83 1740 return to Waterloo 6/9/08 1280x960
33025 Weymouth 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 5Z83 2100 Waterloo - Southall ECS 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 5Z83 2100 Waterloo - Southall ECS 6/9/08 1280x960	33025 Waterloo 5Z83 2100 Waterloo - Southall ECS 6/9/08 1280x960