LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2014.

33207 & 47746, then 47746 & 37668. Four pix here:

http://andrewstransport.smugmug.com...-2014/35756943_GKDgnm#!i=3671782558&k=7JvCCZN

Cheers

Andrew N

 

Bittern leaving Tyseley earlier today...

 

My turn..............

Almost home, approaching Iver under "interesting" skies......

 

Ben - a technical question. Lat time I saw Bittern it had a coridor tender with a buckeye. Do you use the buckeye on the mainline, it has been sugested you dont. The buckeye was used on the SVR.

 

My effort as she approached Hatton station ......... http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p858313763/h14179738

ATB ......Rick

 

Bittern on the Chiltern by David likes trains, on Flickr

I didn't notice at the time but I think the driver is giving me a wave...was a nice lunch break from work!

 

Pretty sure we used the buckeye between the tender and support coach, but I will confirm in the morning. If not, I will ask the question.

 

Was it a wave or something more gesticulatory? I am sure Bill would never do anything like that.

PS - looking at the photo, wouldn't you have been seeing the fireman, not the driver?

 

Good point! And he's definitely holding up five fingers as opposed to one or two

 

Yes, proper locos have the driver on the same side as the signals.....

 

No!

The light was crud - full dull overhead....... so yes I put it down to the light, and everybody else got clag............. she did have on the approach, but they always cut off going through the station.......

 

Or do you mean signals in very funny places to suit driving from the wrong side. I wonder which railway I mean????????

 

Thank you for posting that picture. I was visiting the Severn Valley last Saturday and took a picture of No. 1501 from a spot where there was some shadow on the track from the branches of leafless trees. I wasn't sure how well it would turn out, but seeing your picture has given me hope that mine will look good too. (To anticipate the obvious, I'm sure that someone will make the point that a picture of a BR(W) pannier tank cannot possibly look as good as one of an A4!)

 

Just poking round RTT...

saw this interesting set of workings tomorrow...

1137 Southall WCR - Paddington Plat 8 Light Engine
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R49304/2014/11/07/advanced

12.47 Paddington Plat 8 - Reading
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R41789/2014/11/07/advanced

1349 Reading Plat 9A - Paddington Plat 6
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R41788/2014/11/07/advanced

1457 Paddington Plat 6 - Southall WCR Light Engine
http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/R49355/2014/11/07/advanced

 

And an explanation for this posture (four years ago at Cholsey)?

 

So what is this then ???? 59 Mins Padd-Rdg Relief line and 39 mins return Main. Top/tail or fast turn round on the Reading West triangle ??

 

They all show as light loco workings

 

If you have it, a bit of tweaking with the shadows/highlights tool on photo editing software can work wonders in that situation.

 

I've just found out from a mate, whose brother is working at Pads tomorrow, there's a new Paddington Bear being unveiled on Platform 9 tomorrow..... so it may well be steam........