Rebuilt West Country class locomotive passing through Hamworthy Station.

Saturday July 15th 2000

Rebuilt West Country Class 4-6-2 `pacific' locomotive 34016, `Bodmin' photographed while working a railtour special to Weymouth through Hamworthy Station with preserved Type 3 (Class 33) Diesel D6525 in B.R. livery on the rear.
Bodmin approaching Hamworthy up the bank from Holes Bay. `The Dorset Flyer' coasting towards the station. Bodmin entering Hamworthy station.
34016 passing Hamworthy Box with railtour at 10:50am. Mid Hants Railway passenger stock. A proper green train on Southern metals.
Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) stock. Nicely turned out coaching stock. A grand sight indeed!
B.R. `Class 33' D6525, Captain Bill Smith RNR. Preserved SR `Type Three' Diesel D6525.
West Country class 34016 Bodmin passed through Hamworthy on a `Round Trip' railtour starting from Alton running via: Southampton, Christchurch, Bournemouth, Poole, Hamworthy, Wareham and Wool to Weymouth, Returning via Yeovil and Salisbury to Alton. This train was operated by Daylight Railtours, for more information on this train visit the `Watercress Line' website listed on my Links page.
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