Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

PhilWakely

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Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

« on: September 18, 2021, 08:19:29 »

D1015 'Western Champion' was due to take charge of 'The Champion Torbay Express' next Saturday, 25th September. Unfortunately, she failed her mainline loaded test run yesterday when she took charge of a regular cement train from Avonmouth to Gloucester. As a result, D1015 will be replaced by a pair of Class 50s.


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Western Pathfinder

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Re: Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2021, 12:42:41 »

Any reason given for her failure Phil ?.


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Andy

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Re: Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2021, 16:51:40 »

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on September 19, 2021, 12:42:41

Any reason given for her failure Phil ?.

A Fb poster wrote that an engine had seized up....(no idea how reliable the poster or the source is).


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Re: Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2021, 20:05:33 »

It would take something big to completely seize an Mayback MD655.
Let's hope not.


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RichT54

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Re: Western Pathfinder (and others) will be very disappointed

« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2021, 20:44:26 »

Quote from: Andy on September 19, 2021, 16:51:40

Quote from: Western Pathfinder on September 19, 2021, 12:42:41

Any reason given for her failure Phil ?.

A Fb poster wrote that an engine had seized up....(no idea how reliable the poster or the source is).

It's mentioned briefly on the DTG website http://westernchampion.co.uk/

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Unfortunately D1015 ‘Western Champion’ suffered a seized engine during a mainline test run between Kidderminster and Bristol on Friday 17th September.
Therefore regrettably D1015, will now not be available for the planned Champion Torbay Express railtour on Saturday 25th September.
We are all sorry for the disappointment, and many thanks for your continued support. Further imformation will be communicated, once the engineering team have been able to carry out their initial investigations.


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