35028 Clan Line to Exeter - now 10/08/19

It's showmanship for a market which expects the best possible image.
( No ducks were harmed in the production of the duck oil!)

Cheers, Neil

 

So log attached for St Davids to Temple Meads in even time, despite the slow start (allowing time for the IET that we were following to clear Tivvy?) and the signal check at Worle Jn for another IET.

Whole climb from Cowley Bridge Jn to Whiteball (18.64 miles ave 1:305 @63.2 mph) worth an average 1,400 edhp.

The last 2.2 miles from Pugham (average 1:117 ) worth 1,685, so very similar to what was being produced on the way down at Semley and Crewkerne.

 

Fortunately I was on that tour Jeremy. A railtour that I shall never forget. Before we set off I was talking to the driver. Gerry Daniels approached and said to him ''Now you know what you have to do. If you're reported for speeding you'll have to report to me in my office on Monday morning'' …..and then he winked.

The 85 mph speed of the train was announced over the tannoy. My friend enjoyed the trip so much that he decided to travel again the next day. A speed of 93 mph was attained on the descent to Templecombe!!

Sorry for thread drift. <BJ>

 

Thanks Sean. Just cruising really with lots in reserve . I think the figure for the final mile to Semley will be higher but I haven’t worked it out yet. 230 lbs of steam and 27 percent cut off, my highest speed there since 1964.

 

If they think they're hard enough............bring em on. Anyway, our MN is more shiny than theirs.

 

There's West Coast shiny and there's Belmond shiny.

Just saying. <BJ>

 

I Can see it now, In the NRM yard, vote for the shiniest MN , chose your favourite, From Stewarts late 35028, From Carnforth 35018 , from Toddington 35006 From Ropley 35005

 

One last bit of "drift". At the time I calculated that CoW was doing 93 when she passed us and have often wondered if this was the preservation-era's highest speed with steam (Tornado doesn't count, it's not preserved!).

 

No, there's been at least two more. 46229 down Shap on its last run (Steam Railway said "we can't print the speed but if you send us £96 we'll tell you") and 60009 down Whitehall.

 

Bloody productive tixt!

 

Just to upset our northern brothers and sisters to Get Clan line to York, Have a Belmont run an Pullman to York, out on the Friday, 3 nights hotel in York, etc, entry to NRM , , visit York, return on the Monday, and have a Southern Style Yorkshire Pullman head board made for it

 

How about a Yorkshire Pudding headboard?

 

I was on that. A truly remarkable run.

 

Add another £ for No.9. Missed that; but timed 46229 down Shap. High speed scribbling with sub 10 sec quarters. Also seem to remember 4498 'allegedly' going very close to CoW's speed 2 years earlier on a Blackmore Vale Express we did of 26/10/86.

 

Is the Belmond trip on Friday 16th steam-hauled, then? I had thought it was diesel, as shown on the UK Railtours site.

 

Shown as steam on Railway Herald and Railway Advent.
Also shown as steam-hauled on the Belmond site.

 

Definitely steam hauled