LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2014.

Into and away from Clapham on time. Looked good and clearly interested a lot of people with many a picture being taken.

 

Meanwhile, these are the times for Tornado's move from Swanage to the Bluebell, scheduled for this coming Saturday:

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U50565/2014/07/26/advanced

Tom

 

Chesham set's next move, courtesy of Geoff Brockett on RTN Yahoo group.

MONDAY, 28th JULY 2014

On the above date, Train 746 composed of Metropolitan Steam locomotives (No. 1 and LU 150), 4 Ashbury Coaches and Electric Locomotive No. 12 “Sarah Siddons” (maximum length 83.5 metres), will run from Ruislip Depot to Ealing Common Depot, couple to Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Coach 353 and ex Metropolitan Railway Milk Van No. 4 (maximum length now 110 metres), then from Ealing Common Depot to Northfields Depot as follows:-

Ruislip Depot 10 55
Ruislip Siding arr 11 06½
dep 11 07
Ruislip IMR 11/08½
Ruislip 11/12
Rayners Lane 11/21½
South Harrow 11/24½
Alperton 11/32
North Ealing 11/36½
Ealing Common 11/38½
Ealing Common arr 11 41
Depot (W) dep 13 41
Ealing Common arr 13 44
(EB pfm.) dep 13 44½
Acton Town (pfm. 4) 13a48
Acton Town No. 21 Sdg arr 13 50
dep 13 53½
Acton Town (pfm. 1) 13/55½
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Northfields (pfm. 1) 14 00
Northfields Depot 14 05

 

Details here:

http://andrewstransport.smugmug.com...-2014/35756943_GKDgnm#!i=3405748560&k=bVWtW48

There was also a VVIP train on the S & C today (Wed)

Cheers

Andrew N

 

Yes saw the VVIP trains going North in Mallerstang around 5.15, as usual just got to a spot where photography was impossible when walking back to the car after photographing the Fellsman, but saw it fly past - very impressive.

 

What was it ?

 

Was it Brenda and the royal household having a day out up to Glasgow???

 

Was it Mrs V and her household having a day out in Whitehaven?

 

Yes, Royal Train taking the Queen to Glasgow via Settle:

http://andrewstransport.smugmug.com...56943_GKDgnm#!i=3408380687&k=kLbd7jQ&lb=1&s=A

Andrew N

 

I thought her preferred mode of transport to such events was by parachute?

Tom (nice photo, BTW!)

 

Well, I was close. Of course, Mrs V would expect something a bit better than that. With Mr V in his driver's uniform upfront, perhaps?

Richard

 

Just to add to this, the Met & Pic lines are closed between Rayners Lane & Uxbridge whilst they play with the track at Uxbridge........... whether you can go on the platforms, I don't know - but if you can there's less chance of being bowled - other than by an engineering train!

 

TfL website showing no trains west of Ruislip, so should be ok.

 

Just to help people planning to be out on Monday:

- Met 1 and L150 will be bunker to bunker with Met 1 facing East (at least for the move from Ruislip to Ealing Common Depot, I know L150 needs to end up at the West end of Northfields shed at some point during the day)
- North Ealing station is a photogenic location (both in design and layout)
- Ealing Common station offers the chance to see the train as it reverses out of the depot
- The road bridge at Acton Town offers good views of the train as it comes down from Ealing Common into Acton Town (similarly as it climbs the bank out of Acton Town on the local line)
- You can see the train from the east end of platforms 1 & 2 at Acton Town as it goes into the sidings, looks like a quick reversal via 21 siding
- The Ascott Avenue / Elderberry Road bridge between Acton Town and South Ealing is a good one for getting the train heading towards Northfields

Regards

Dan

 

Cancelled - flooding at ruislip

 

Chaos in West London today. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-28520520

 

Met 1, the Chesham set and Sarah Siddons ran Ruislip to Ealing Common about 2 hours late. I missed it.

L150, carriage 353 and the milk van were in the Depot.

 

Tornado move to Southall cancelled according to RTT. Has it been rescheduled?