The Swanage Belle - 16/7/2015

Can't see anything started on this yet.
Believe 61306 "Mayflower" is still pencilled-in for this tour.
Incoming [1Z67]: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63766/2015/07/16/advanced
Outgoing [1Z69]: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U63767/2015/07/16/advanced
Details of Swanage Railway timings awaited but may be slightly different from those proposed by Network Rail above.
Purely from a lineside fire risk point of view some rain fell yesterday (Sunday) in Purbeck with more forecast during Monday and, possibly, Tuesday so steam should not be 'banned' - hopefully.

 

Well we have had more then enough rain to negate any fire risk, the path is up in RTT, all we need now is the loco. I assume Mayflower has passed the FTR and will be heading this show?

 

Hope so. Thinking of heading to Clapham for the outward leg.

 

Yes I was thinking the same with a bit of luck she may flower....!!!!!

Mike

 

RTT shows it steadily losing time so I assume it is Mayflower.

OMG! Suppose Tangmere is on it instead!

 

61306 approaching Clapham Junction 09:03 this morning.

 

61306 seen approx 10 down @ Lyne.http://stephenleek.smugmug.com/Railwayphotos-1/Mainline-Steam-2015/i-LRSkrZ8

 

Micheldever this morning.

James

 

A few hundred yards from its destination in Swanage...

 

Arrived and departed Winchfield water stop around 10 late. 37 on back did not seem to pushing as it left. The following service train was delayed around 8 mins.
Charter appeared to be well loaded with only a handful of spare seats.

 

Nice shot.
Here's mine from the other side

 

I should have waved...
Nice photo.
She certainly seemed to have a full head of steam up.

 

Now that the flickr panda's are behaving themselves, here are a couple more shots from this morning at Clapham.


B1 61306 - Mayflower by Tim White, on Flickr

The Colour version...

B1 61306 - Mayflower by Tim White, on Flickr


B1 61306 - Mayflower by Tim White, on Flickr

And another colour version, without the badly done repainting of the graffiti covered container.

B1 61306 - Mayflower by Tim White, on Flickr

 

....... And a firebox full of claggy coal!

 

Two more from tonight - Accelerating away from Redbridge and catching the glint at Walworth.



James

 

Video of departure from Vic shows no steam from cocks or chimney at all. 37 was doing all the work and was opened right up as it passed the platform end. Plenty of EE clag as the turbos wound up.

Brian

 

It was blowing off on the approach to Clapham, though as @OldGit said, it did seem *very* claggy (see post 14#).

 

Here is the story of my all day chase of Mayflower

The uphill approach to Ashurst - New Forest, a station that must have the most extreme cant I have ever seen,



A very fast dash required to get the departure from the next station, Beaulieu Road



The return leg, a totally unplanned shot, this area was supposed to be a recce for future reference but turned out to be too good to move on, the weather and light was as near damn perfect as it gets and its probably going to be my best shot of the year. If you don't watch any of the other videos - watch this one - Big screen, volume cranked up



And the bonus shot, got home in time to park up and film this in the dark

 

I have you (long distance) on my vid!