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Cath Ex 22/12/16

Discussie in 'What's Going On' gestart door VirtualSteam, 22 dec 2016.

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  1. VirtualSteam

    VirtualSteam Member

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    Can't see a thread for today's run - thought I'd start one.

    Hope to catch both legs of the journey today in the lovely Kentish sunshine
     
    VirtualSteam, 22 dec 2016
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  2. Dan Hamblin

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    Saw it go through Shortlands in glorious Winter sunshine. It was held on the Catford Loop to allow a Southeastern service ahead of it on the fast line. Hope to see it come back through Petts Wood tonight.

    Regards,

    Dan
     
    Dan Hamblin, 22 dec 2016
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  3. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

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    Just seen it rushing up the hill in Wrotham, very spirited it was too in the lovely winter sunshine
     
    mrKnowwun, 22 dec 2016
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  4. Chris_Sav

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    On Martin Mill Bank plus eleven and a very flat shod 47(??) again! but nice and quiet as all diesels should be.



    Better! Could hear this one working and not just the safeties blowing!
     
    Chris_Sav, 22 dec 2016
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    gricerdon, Steve Herring, VirtualSteam en 1 andere persoon vinden dit leuk.
  5. Johnb

    Johnb Nat Pres stalwart

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    The diesel would have been there for Grosvenor Bank and Bearsted Bank, 1 in 80 from a standing start at Maidstone East. Shame I couldn't get down there weather looks perfect.
     
    Johnb, 22 dec 2016
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  6. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    That speed and a possible dead load of 14/15 doesn't quite match but I agree that it's a nice clip and a noisy Bullied.
     
    Big Al, 22 dec 2016
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  7. 46118

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    Presumably the bad wheel flats on the 47 don't constitute a failure during its FTR exam?
     
    46118, 22 dec 2016
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  8. VirtualSteam

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    Stormed through Ashford. Looked well patronised. The 47 making a dreadful racket - not working, just the square wheels
     
    VirtualSteam, 22 dec 2016
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  9. Phil K

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    Wrong routed at Petts Wood Jn to Hawkhurst Jn. On the chord to Bickley Jn and permitted to go no further. Required to set back to Orpington to go booked route on the slow line. Who knows when a path will be available for the wrong direction move at this time of day!
     
    Phil K, 22 dec 2016
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  10. 30910

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    On the move now through Bromley South.
     
    30910, 22 dec 2016
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  11. RASDV

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    Looked lovely at Borough Green this morning in the sunshine:

    Nice and full and going at a good speed! Saw it at Dunton Green this afternoon. Just doing the video now :)
     
    RASDV, 22 dec 2016
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  12. John Stewart

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    They make it grip better on the banks.;)
     
    John Stewart, 22 dec 2016
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    green five vindt dit leuk.
  13. RASDV

    RASDV Member

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    At Dunton Green this afternoon

    Looked very impressive and really sounded impressive, in that it didn't sound like it was making heavy going - running like a sewing machine!
     
    RASDV, 22 dec 2016
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  14. mrKnowwun

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    Borough Green & Wrotham



    Hildenborough



    I hear the flat wheels on the 47 haven't been fixed!
     
    mrKnowwun, 22 dec 2016
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  15. GWR4707

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    If they did northern would have about 3 DMU's to run their entire service. Every one has square wheels at this time of the year.
     
    GWR4707, 22 dec 2016
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    Kje7812 en sycamore vinden dit leuk.
  16. NeilL

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    How does a 'wrong routing' happen - one would hope that with all todays systems it was almost impossible.
     
    NeilL, 22 dec 2016
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  17. mrKnowwun

    mrKnowwun Part of the furniture

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    Computers control the network, and like all computers, finger trouble. - CICO -

    Crap In, Crap Out.
     
    mrKnowwun, 22 dec 2016
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  18. gricerdon

    gricerdon Guest

    47 definitely pushing here
     
    gricerdon, 22 dec 2016
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  19. gricerdon

    gricerdon Guest

    Difficult to tell Al, but maybe the 47 just taking its own weight? Maybe we should have been on this one as well as Tornado but at least we knew for sure that was pure steam with 510 tons.
     
    gricerdon, 22 dec 2016
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  20. RalphW

    RalphW Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Administrator Friend

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    Signaller not reading his notes, assumes train is going a certain way so sets route up accordingly, first thing the driver knows is when he sees the feather or whatever on the approach to the junction. If he's anywhere near line speed for the direction he was supposed to be going then in all probability cannot stop before the junction. It's happened a couple of times this year on diesel charters that I've been on. Having a diesel on the back does make setting back fairly easy, without one, who knows??
     
    RalphW, 22 dec 2016
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