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4464 Bittern to do 90mph on ECML - 29 June & 27 July 2013

Discussion in 'What's Going On' started by buseng, Apr 24, 2013.

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  1. Big Al

    Big Al Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator

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    Photographers, and others. It's worth remembering that whatever else NR throws at us on Thursday, Bittern will be limited to 75 mph through Northallerton and, of course, Durham.
     
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    did it not do more then 75mph through Newark on its northbound run?
    mark
     
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    Have you got that for definite Al - ordinary service trains do not slow for Northallerton when not stopping (Durham may require slowing for alignment)

    Steven
     
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    75 through Durham would be spectacular enough, and certainly make one or two normals take notice....
     
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    from a post by ADB968008 on page 24.
    24 hours later, and ive still got the image from the window as we rocketed through Newark in my head and looking down at the app on my iPad swapping between 90,91,92 and 93 for mile after mile.... and when it turned the handle at Hitchen and went from 78 to 88 in a few seconds.., repeating the same exercise at Doncaster and just making it look easy. (Our Class 90 on the way back was around 92-95 !), ok 93 maybe 92.8 and my ipad rounding, its still fast.

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    Durham is definitely 75mph max - applies to all trains over the viaduct. Photographers I suppose would prefer the slower sections anyway.....at least I would with my reaction time!
     
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    Faster the better for us video bods....
     
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  8. Big Al

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    Bridge slack at Northallerton. Something similar down Stoke on Saturday.
     
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  9. ADB968008

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    oooooh hell yeah.

    Confirmed we in no way went slow at Hitchen, Doncaster and we went like a rocket through Newark.

    The images now engrained in my brain :)

    I'm physically not on saturdays train.. but mentally I am.
     
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    Thanks Al - you have to wonder why - I am sure that there isn't that much difference in axle load between an A4 and a 4 axle Class 91 (or 43). Of course, no hammer blow on the later.

    But I did only get as far in my Civil Engineering studies as turning down a place at Leeds University and did once agree with a life-long PWay man that it seemed odd slowing to cross a bridge with "issues" - surely it was better to get a heavy loco across as quickly as possible......?

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    Yes uses less tape/memory and quicker to upload to YT..:)
     
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  12. KentYeti

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    Aaah, the Sammy Gingell method.

    For those who remember that?

    The viaduct at St Mary Cray...........
     
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    There is a log of Sam driving 34081. He didn't hang about. :)
     
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    Why can't people spell HITCHIN correctly on this forum?
     
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    ......or "your" when what is meant is "you're". Just don't go there - life's too short!
     
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    LOL and ;)
     
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    For example:
    60009 did 73 mph through Durham 12th June 2004
    60007 did 71 mph through Durham 18th Dec 2010
     
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    It's part of my postal address and it's often misspelt on letters I receive. I just assumed those who spell it Hitchen were related to Bert. :)
     
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    Why can't people spell on this forum?
     
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    Dyslexia, fat finger syndrome and wayward autocorrect spring to mind.
     
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