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    35028 Clan Line returns: 27/04/24

    Nearly right! Dave Proctor was driving Victoria to Salisbury, with Andy Denton firing. I took over from Dave at Salisbury who then stayed on as...
    Post de: Wayne, 2 Mai 2024 în forum: What's Going On
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    Clan Line 2022

    We had issue with the 'baffle plate' just after leaving Challow. The other chaps on the footplate were struggling to rectify the problem whilst we...
    Post de: Wayne, 14 Sep 2022 în forum: What's Going On
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    Clan Line 2022

    We were out of our pathway due to waiting the road at Victoria, then signalling issues on the Hounslow loop. That put us behind the Waterloo to...
    Post de: Wayne, 14 Sep 2022 în forum: What's Going On
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    Manning Wardles "YEO" and "EXE" new-build

    Quite a lot of mainline vehicles do not have tyres anymore. Once they get down to their final cut, wheelset change. Class 66 for example.
    Post de: Wayne, 4 Mai 2022 în forum: Narrow Gauge Railways
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    Bulleid Pacifics - Past or Present

    There are a number of people falling into the age old trap of repeating things that other people have written, that those people have erroneously...
    Post de: Wayne, 20 Apr 2022 în forum: Steam Traction
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    Clan Line in 2021

    Herne Hill to Tulse Hill. This is the bit that worries me more than the climb to Haslemere. Not far but one hell of a dig, usually full power...
    Post de: Wayne, 5 Noi 2021 în forum: What's Going On
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    Clan Line in 2021

    We are booked route to Woking, then down the Pompey direct to Havant. Then across to Fareham, Botley and Eastleigh. Booked route back to London....
    Post de: Wayne, 4 Noi 2021 în forum: What's Going On
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    Clan Line in 2021

    It wasn't lack of steam crews, they were available. It was lack of route conductors for the drivers as none sign the routes towards Norwich.
    Post de: Wayne, 12 Sep 2021 în forum: What's Going On
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    Clan Line in 2021

    Yes.
    Post de: Wayne, 12 Sep 2021 în forum: What's Going On
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    Castles v King Arthurs

    All the Nelsons were allocated to Eastleigh towards the end of their lives. With crews regularly working with them, they got the best out of them....
    Post de: Wayne, 18 Apr 2020 în forum: Steam Traction
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    35028 Clan Line to Exeter - now 10/08/19

    Checked by signals ahead, plus 20mph restriction on the down slow at West Byfleet.
    Post de: Wayne, 10 Aug 2019 în forum: What's Going On
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    2019 British Pullman steam

    85 mph line speed on the mains through Reading, Platforms 9 (down) and 10 (up).
    Post de: Wayne, 16 Iul 2019 în forum: What's Going On
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    2019 British Pullman steam

    No diesel involved, other than at Victoria.
    Post de: Wayne, 10 Iul 2019 în forum: What's Going On
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    2019 British Pullman steam

    No, just a change of operator. DB have plenty of crew in this area. Just to add, DB were involved crewing wise on three trips on one day recently....
    Post de: Wayne, 16 Mai 2019 în forum: What's Going On
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    2019 British Pullman steam

    Trespass, we were contacted by the signaller to proceed at caution after Dorking Deepdene.
    Post de: Wayne, 18 Apr 2019 în forum: What's Going On