The Golden Jubilee Pullman, D9009 Alycidon, 16th May 2015.

Filmed at West Wycombe and Blakedown.

 

Lovely stuff.

 

Saunderton Bank by Nigel Pitt

Blakedown by Nigel Pitt

Couple of mainline ones, Saunderton and Blakedown.

Golden Arrow by Nigel Pitt

And one on the Valley, at Trimpley reservoir. @Sidmouth , were you at the crossing in the woods? I looked at that, but decided to a bit further round to where it was lit, even if there was no exhaust.

 

Over the Severn

34027 accelerates away from the 15mph speed restriction at Victoria Bridge.



James

 

Had a good day out chasing The Golden Jubilee Pullman.
My photos here -
http://evergreen.zenfolio.com/p46593400#h469842df

Starting at Hatton North Junction.

I hope you enjoy taking a look.

 

Good album Clive, I too was at Hatton Junction to start the day...I'm also in one of your photos at Bewdley!
Hatton (looking into the sun)


Arriving at Bewdley in the evening before the return journey.


On the mainline again for the return, passing a foot crossing just north of Ashchurch.

 

And some of us had a very good day out aboard. But we didn't get to see Alycidon much, so thank you those who photted and filmed.

 

I've never seen Diesel exhaust like it before, Just North of Kensington Olympia

 

Some lovely shots of this tour coming on here it seems, or is it just withdrawal symptons with a lack of mainline action ?.

 

My footage of the tour at Kings Sutton, Falling Sands Viaduct, Eardington and Frampton Mansell.

 

I was near the back of the train, and surprised by the smoke as we left Victoria. Years ago someone told me the respective significance of black, white or blue smoke from a diesel engine, but I don't remember what those were.

 

The smoke from a deltic is quite normal. They are 2 stroke engines and like an old scooter burn their oil producing smoke. .

Normally blue smoke is burning oil. Black smoke is over fuelling and white can indicate water leakage into combustion

 

My efforts from during the day can be found at http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p205218199

Regards...........Rick

 

And the Deltics can often give you all three.

 

Nice footage. Both locos complete masters of the task.

 

My footage of 34027 Taw Valley attacking Eardington Bank with a heavy load of Pullmans and a Class 67. Hope you enjoy.

 

Superb footage, and a reminder what a wonderful machine Taw Valley is, one of my favourites of the main line locos running in the 90s.

Maybe a daft question, but what was the reason for the 67 being in the formation? Clan Line usually doesn't have assistance at this time of year, so a bit puzzled why D9009 would, or was it just to provide power during the section behind Taw Valley?

 

67 was there to take the ECS back to Kidderminster, do the reversal drawnback into Kidderminster mainline so it could run to Worcester, and take the ECS in/out of Victoria, I suspect the Kiddy drawback was probably the vital one as to why it coulden't be left on the stops at Victoria given it required a NR approved loco.