Class 35 ‘Hymek’ pair D7018 (L) and D7017 (R) were caught basking in the sunshine at Williton on Saturday 6th April 2024 with Barclay 578 (ROF 1) visible on the right. Photo by Andy Royal © CC BY-NC 3.0
On Tuesday 9th April, Class 35 ‘Hymek’ D7017 will commence a three-day programme of loaded test running between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard, starting from and stopping at Williton each day. The ‘Hymek’ will be accompanied by Class 33 ‘Crompton’ D6566 (33 048) to provide backup in the event of any issues arising with the ‘Hymek’. The objective of this running is to evaluate the reliability of the ‘Hymek’, so if any issues do arise, the running may be curtailed or adjusted as necessary to achieve the objective. The booked timings for these workings are as follows:
Tuesday 9th April 2024
1100 D6566 departs Minehead (MD) for Williton (WN) with Coach Set ‘C’
1141 D7017 attaches at WN
1156 depart WN arrive Bishops Lydeard (BL) 1224
1310 depart BL arrive MD 1424
1525 depart MD arrive BL 1703
1720 depart BL arrive WN 1753
Wednesday 10th April 2024
0945 depart WN arrive MD 1030
1100 depart MD arrive BL 1211
1310 Depart BL arrive MD 1424
1525 depart MD arrive BL 1703
1720 depart BL arrive WN 1753
Thursday 11th April 2024
0945 depart WN arrive MD 1030
1100 depart MD arrive BL 1211
1310 Depart BL arrive MD 1423
1525 D7017 departs MD light engine arrive WN 1610 (D6566 remains at MD)
These workings are not public services and are being run solely for the purposes of test and evaluation. Any unexpected issues may result in change or cancellation. Actual running may vary from the booked timings.
Our DIESEL RUNNING DATES page is regularly updated and carries the list of diesel-hauled public services for 2024. This page is used in conjunction with DIESELGEN to provide a complete picture of diesel locomotive activities on the WSR:
The webcams provide a very good way of watching the action from afar. Click this link: http://www.wsr.org.uk/cams.htm or click on the image below to go to the webcams via wsr.org.uk:
Webcams are available at Bishops Lydeard, Crowcombe Heathfield, Williton, Blue Anchor, Minehead Seaward Way and Minehead Station. Select the appropriate webcam by clicking on the blue button on the webcam page. Many thanks to Railcam UK and the WSR for providing these webcam services.
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