The Swanage Belle - 14th May 2011

Not quite sure what's going on with all this chopping and changing of locos. There is a provisional movement of 70013 down to Swanage shown for Thursday but it's supposed to be working the final bit of the Cathedrals Explorer on Friday night.......

 

I would guess that 45305 is likely to work the round-Kent trip on Friday evening and stay in steam at Southall overnight ready to work the Swanage trip - assuming the support crew have enough chaps to cover the double (or treble?) shift.

 

70013+POB due to arrive at Swanage [tender-first] around 1330 Friday.
45305 arrives with tour at Swanage on Saturday at 1412.
70013 departs Swanage at 1610.
Have no information as to when 45305+POB leaves Swanage.

 

Looks like it sits at Waterloo Station for a long time after it's return, around 1 3/4 hours, surely not on Platform 19 which is quite heavily used?

 

I think you'll find it waits for 39mins in p16, waiting for the diesel to attach and remove the train.

 

70013 on time this morning just before Reading on light engine movement to Swanage.

 

70013 tender first with POB at the top of Parkstone Bank a couple of minutes early at 1213 DH

 

Don't suppose anyone knows what platform it will leave from at Waterloo...

I am planning to watch the train go past Vauxhall and would like to see it heading into Waterloo before it departs. Would 30 mins before departure be about right or 60 mins or longer?

Cheers, Paul

 

The stock is booked into Waterloo p16 at 08:13.

David

 

Thanks David!

 

Through clapham junction slowly on platform 6 at 8:56.......no diesel on the back......all maroon stock.

 

Left the Winchfield water stop around 15 late,looking in good shape.Nice to see no box!

 

Here is the train opening up after passing through Virginia Water station this morning, loco looking immaculate:

[video=youtube;B2B3w0p2nO0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2B3w0p2nO0[/video]

 

45305 made a very impressive departure from Winchfield and stormed past us at Potbridge.

Two shots from this morning here:http://steamtube.ning.com/photo/albums/swanage-belle-140511

Looking forward to the return run later with 70013. Will 45305 have any more runs down South or is she going back up "North" soon?

 

45305 looked great at Waterloo, different platform 16, to the usual plat 19,
37516 is stabled on the centre road bet plat 2 and 3 at clapham

 

70013 away on time from swanage, no headboard.
Can be heard still 5 minutes after it's left !

 

Ontime at southampton

 

Departed 12 minutes late, allegedly to trespass on the line.
Service trains also running 10 minutes late due to trespass, 4 services affected.
(personally I may be a little dubious of this, having been on one of those service trains affected, I found it to be dithering about at Bournemouth with an unruly passenger for 10 mins), and that 70013 was waiting outside Southampton for my late running service train to clear the platform so it could water on plat 1)

 

Overtook 70013 just before brookwood at 2001

 

some photos from this mornings run with 45305 passing millbrook southampton at http://keyhamtrain.weebly.com/the-swanage-belle-14-5-11.html video at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=keyhamtrain