Today Russell successfully completed a full round trip from Porthmadog to Caernarfon, with the 5-coach WHHR rake. Sustained a solid 14 mph on...
Queen mum making heavy weather of it. Only 34mph at Boars Head after 55 thro Wigan. Load 9. 12 late at Preston.
I spent the afternoon polishing up my 00 gauge version of Clan Line, my favourite loco. But alas my efforts fell well short of seeing the...
On Dainton I logged 18 mph at MP 218 then a slight slip and maybe 16 into the tunnel. From St Davids (31 mph) to Whiteball (50 mph minimum) 21m...
Yes, clearance slacks at Tackley, Bedminster, Yatton, Exeter St Davids, Starcross, Dawlish, Newton Abbot and Ivybridge. We only recovered to 49...
From the restart at Leamington we were up to 58 mph at Fosse Road and into Harbury Tunnel at 64. Very good if it was all Clun's own work, but...
In my dreams, was hoping for Temple Meads to PAD via Badminton on the 105 minute Bristolian timing, sans diesel. You can't have everything, but...
Coach F. Stopwatches at the ready! Yep, I've also booked the Plymouth trip in May. The lure of unassisted steam. So far, the only steam trips...
Passed it between Ashford and Feltham on my way into Waterloo. More noise from the back than the front!
Loadings just about justified load 10. Could probably have ditched the brake and pax moved elewhere if support vehicle had been kept attached to...
Yesterday's return from Aberdeen left 1 min late with the 47 assisting from the start, but with Leander working hard, once we got away. No checks...
Same path as Thursday. Left on time at 09.41 so caught the 09.36 to Perth as it was leaving South Gyle, so doing about 45 in the dip past the...
Whole train reversed on Niddrie triangle, so standard at front on outward leg today.
Good pic, and if you look at the back of the train you'll see why speed increased rather than decreased on the final steep climb to Gleneagles! A...
Not many in standard at the back, but first class looked busy. Followed the 09.36 Perth stopper out of Waverley, so steady progress round the...
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