LE Movements, ECS and Test Runs 2014.

A steam bear?

 

Oh, behave Jeff!

So, are you out for it?.......

 

Does it mean he's going for a ride behind steam ?????

 

Dunno. Clan line is rocking about tomorrow, I know that one is steam so I'll go there. I mean whats available in Southall steam wise?

 

never mind........

 

Who knows?....... the "possible" give away is 75mph, but as to what.........

 

Yawn.....

 

Well if you are convinced its something worth pursuing, are you going out to film it?

 

If it aint persisting down, then probably, my interest has been peaked....... if its a box, then hey ho....... though if it were then why time it at steams max mph?....... we shall. maybe, see......

 

I'm in town tomorrow so I'm going to wander round to look at it.

Not sure I can link Paddington Bear going on a Light Engine move to Reading and back..

Apparently arrives Plat 8, and then a HST arrives from OC in front of it, the LE follows the HST out (1245) 2 minutes after at 1247.

The return, the LE arrives platform 6.. (the HEX platform), and a HEX arrives 10 mins later, the HEX departs 1455 and the LE just after...

As for steam at Southall... Bittern and the SRM.. I'll be impressed if it's Didcots railmotor , given the lack of any turning, I'm not sure it's steam but with 1hr on the slow out, and 30 mins on the fast return.. maybe steam without POB and turning ? shrug shoulders, I dunno.

 

I could be mistaken but I recall reading that Zero-Q paths are driver training paths?

If there's an HST due into the same platform as this locomotive, it could be used for coupling exercises at Paddington? The run to/from Reading acts as route learning?

James

 

At 75 mph I would be STUNNED!

 

According to this months steam railway "its very fuel efficient" perhaps it's a top gear performance test driven by SteamStig.

this was my thought too, it's been 6 mth since the last WCRC steam from Paddington (out toward Beaconsfield), but that said Southall.... it's right in the middle of the route and it's not as if there is a shortage of LE / ECS moves that cover both directions of this route.. indeed there was an ECS yesterday and 46115 is coming from the London end today.

 

Don't know if i'm raising the stakes on todays goings on at Paddington... but

12.18... London Paddington to Bristol timed 75mph, 1 stop Steventon, runs today only departs Plat 4...

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B65288/2014/11/07/advanced

 

Well the first light engine path has left Southall any idea what it is though?

 

37668 according to se gen.

 

Only thing on this station is bears...

 

Answers on a postcard what this is...

(There's about a dozen people turned out to see it), as for the Bristol off plat 4...that's RTT at your own risk.