Atlantic Coast Express 4th-6th Sept.

From SD website:

http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/executables/GT410WebContent.exe?ActionCode=LatestNews

 

Times now on SD's website:


http://www.steamdreams.co.uk/executables/GT410WebContent.exe?ActionCode=Timings



Should be a good trip.

Cheers,
Mark

 

Information for any photographers/videographers thinking of going out for this tour.

Sunday will be the wettest day known in Christendom, forget the Met Office, this has been verified by me whilst planning to go out and film the tour

 

We who live down in the south west are used to a little bit of rain and will not be deterred.

 

So typical of a man who lives oop north .....well Cheltenham is north of Bristol !! <BJ>

 

It says showers in newquay on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday?!

 

Do we have an inkling to the time's of the ECS into Waterloo, i am hoping to catch a photo of it at Kensington Olyimpia while waiting for 70013 on "The Spitfire"

 

I hear Lamiel and Cromwell are currently setting fire to the ECML south of Donny?? Not good....!

No idea on how severe,although a gen report says fire brigade called to "multiple fires" and that no other traffic is moving.

 

See below.

 

I think the fact Lizzie has reportedly suffered an earth fault at Scarborough is the reason for the train being diesel hauled on the return.

 

08:35 dep Southall, Willesden 09:12, Ken Oly 09:18-09:33, Waterloo (Plat 19) arr 10:00. <BJ>

 

On Sunday, class 47 diesel to run LE from Southall(13:10), Swindon, WY(15:22), Exeter(16:40-16:42), Plymouth(17:45-18:01), arr Par 19:16.

Thanks to Roger Smith. <BJ>

 

Thanks for those timings I hope to get to K.O. about 9.10 also.

Is there any LE times for the two locos to Westbury?

Thanks

Mike M. ( 70c )

 

34067/70000
5Z89 Southall-Westbury

Shall 08:13-15
Slough 08:28
Reading 08:52 (Platform 8)
Challow 09:27-48
Swindon 10:03 (Platform 4)
Chippenham 10:21
Bradford Jc 10:38
Westbury 10:47

30777
5Z93 Westbury-Yeovil Jc

Westbury Dep 14:00
Castle Cary 14:25
Yeovil Pen Mill 14:47-49
Yeovil Jc 14:55.


HTH
Mark

 

Thanks much appreciated.

Mike M. ( 70c )

 

Steam Railway have tweeted that 777 is no longer on tomorrow's train

 

Tangmere reported running solo, no sign of Britannia, on it's LE movement for turning. Thanks to 'HSTHoward.' <BJ>

 

I wonder if that means Britannia will work the first leg, from Waterloo, tomorrow? If so, what does that mean for the Westbury - Newquay section? Britannia could turn at Westbury OK, but there won't be much time for cleaning the fire or other servicing, unless they are re-timed to leave Westbury later.

 

Reported elsewhere on this forum that 30777 is to be roaded to GCR for attention.