CathEx to Salisbury (vice Winchester) 19/12/15

Brentford

 

45407 at Basingstoke this evening...



James

 

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My efforts from earlier today are now on Flickr; I took a series of shots as the train approached Farnborough and this is the first one in the Photostream :

RD12706. 45407 approaching Farnborough. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

Clicking on the picture will enlarge it and take you to the others.

 

We certainly were going well through Winchfield but I'd like to see footage from around the Fleet area if there is any as Bill Warriner really had 54 singing away on the front with the help of Fireman Christie. Considering the load was equivalent of around 15, 54 performed magically throughout the day and was really purring at times, great stuff to listen to.

Although the diesel was on the back, the passengers seemed to be having a great time and those who I spoke to at Salisbury were really enjoying themselves, especially an older lady who was on her first mainline steam trip and was having a "wonderful time" and loved listening to 54 working hard up front.

 

Bit late this and only a still but really going well across the pond at Fleet:

 

Have been locked out from posting by a technical glitch. With thanks to the mods for sorting. So quoting that old cliche...better late than never.

Full set of photos from Kew East / Old Kew Junctions here.

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