26th July 1987
Class 33/1 no. 33116 arrives with two rakes of 4TC units forming a Bournemouth to Weymouth train, a routine here that had been playing out since the end of the 1960s. But change was on its way - the 750vDC third rail was already in place and the semaphores were soon to go. The 4TCs would be withdrawn and the 33/1s would find other work for a while. Soon, the "plastic pig" Class 442 "Wessex" EMUs would arrive.
Over in Jersey Sidings GWR green celebrity Class 47/4 no. 47484 "Isambard Kingdom Brunel" is stabled with its short rake of Mark Is. The Weymouth Quay line passes just this side of the sidings. This was not a railtour, but one of the loco-hauled summer timetable workings between Weymouth and Bristol or Cardiff. The train would have arrived in the morning and the return service would leave later in the afternoon.
Over in Jersey Sidings GWR green celebrity Class 47/4 no. 47484 "Isambard Kingdom Brunel" is stabled with its short rake of Mark Is. The Weymouth Quay line passes just this side of the sidings. This was not a railtour, but one of the loco-hauled summer timetable workings between Weymouth and Bristol or Cardiff. The train would have arrived in the morning and the return service would leave later in the afternoon.
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Also in: Weymouth, Dorset
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