60163 Tornado on The Severn Valley Venturer, Thursday 8 September 2016

That's what I missed in my original count at Victoria.

 

Decent running from Oxford to Banbury. Max 73.5. Wolvercot Jn to Banbury approaches slightly better than even time.

 

One minute early

 

Approaching Birmingham Moor St awaiting the road to clear: http://daviddepperphotography.zenfolio.com/p687832461#h34020766

 

Two shots from this morning. Under the (hideous!) electrification masts at Reading and accelerating through the centre road at Oxford.



James

 

If you get above 40MPH between Dorridge and Stourbridge you've done well, extremely tedious section with the frequent stoppers.

 

34027 failed (brake pump). 50049 hauling charter from Bridgnorth to Bewdley.

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My Dad and I travelled on that train as well (delayed 16.15 service). Some nice WR sounds from the Manor
A great day out today.

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My footage of her at Wormleighton near Fenny Compton, Stourbridge and Eardington Bank. Enjoy.

 

My efforts near Bishops Itchington Warwickshire. She was going at a fare old lick at this point!

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All the best..........Rick

 

If anyone is interested the 66 was 151

 

At last years Manors event 7802 hauled a 10 coach set Kidderminster to Bridgnorth on the Sunday ( included dining carriages), and 7820 hauled the return .

 

Ironically, talking about the problems getting a path, there were severe signalling problems just outside Slough, and a stream of IC125s jammed hop at red lights on the UP. The down wasn't too bad and Tornado was barely a whisker late at Iver

 

Anoyingly the air system was checked a few days ago and found in order. Checks this morning found a problem with the system. As TV is the only air fitted steam loco we were forced to use a class 50 diesel.

TV is air fitted but not air braked. Loco retains steam brake, tender is vac clever valving allows the air brakes on the train to be operated proportionally .

 

Here are some of my smartphone photos to show the superb variety of motive power in use today on the SVR:

Thanks to everyone on the SVR for making us feel so welcome on your wonderful Railway. Thanks also to DBC, UK Railtours and the A1 trust for an excellent trip on the ML. Today demonstrated that a good, well thought out itinerary for ML Steam can produce very satisfying results for the passengers. Today's trip was a real tonic in the current somewhat patchy Steam tour market.
Overall a cracking day out.

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Thank goodness the manual signal boxes have just gone and the signalling 'modernised' at Banbury then.
Such 'improvements' will soon happen there as well.