| Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 15:10, 27th September 2023 |     |
Coasting towards Heywood Jct on the way to Bath, this afternoon.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Mark A at 18:39, 27th September 2023 | |
Lifted the safety valve on departure from Bath Spa and it stayed lifted for some time, rather masking the exhaust beat from the locomotive.
With a southerly wind, no opportunity for the 'Coal-fired loco exhaust scent' to make its way up the half mile or so from Bath Spa station into Lyncombe Vale as happened once before, finding me as I happened to be waiting in the autumn dusk on the old trackbed there, on the little viaduct just before Combe Down Tunnel - the scent causing an unexpected scalp-tingling, on account of being a once commonplace event there now so rare and so distant.
Mark
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 12:57, 9th December 2024 | |
Braunton passes Sherrington crossing at a very sedate walking pace this morning.
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| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 13:27, 11th December 2024 | |
Passing Norton Bavant at speed - Bath bound.
with competition from the RAF !
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| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:15, 12th December 2024 | |
With many thanks for your posting of those excellent images, Clan Line, I've merged those posts here in to this specific topic - for ease of future reference.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 10:53, 13th December 2024 | |
One final shot from Wednesday (and probably this year !)
I noticed from my photos that she didn't seem to be carrying much coal in the tender.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 12:52, 28th August 2025 | |
34046 "Braunton" waits at Temple Meads to take charge of our Saphos excursion to Shrewsbury. (27th Aug)
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:49, 28th August 2025 | |
With thanks again for your posts, Clan Line, I've merged them here into a definitive topic.
CfN.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by JayMac at 17:48, 28th August 2025 | |
Passing Cogload Junction yesterday, 27th August 2025, en route to the West Somerset Railway after completing its railtour duties at Bristol TM.
Fading light and small sensor phone camera, but I just about managed to get a half decent tracking shot.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 19:07, 28th August 2025 | |
With thanks again for your posts, Clan Line, I've merged them here into a definitive topic.
CfN.
CfN.
Chris..........you've confused me now - just where do I put this one
(Taken in 2016 at ??)
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:02, 28th August 2025 | |
Taunton, probably. That was from when she was pretending to be 'Lord Dowding'.
| Re: Steam engine 34046 'Braunton' - merged posts Posted by Clan Line at 20:21, 28th August 2025 | |
Taunton, probably. That was from when she was pretending to be 'Lord Dowding'. 
10/10 !
