Cath Ex 22/12/16

Can't see a thread for today's run - thought I'd start one.

Hope to catch both legs of the journey today in the lovely Kentish sunshine

 

Saw it go through Shortlands in glorious Winter sunshine. It was held on the Catford Loop to allow a Southeastern service ahead of it on the fast line. Hope to see it come back through Petts Wood tonight.

Regards,

Dan

 

Just seen it rushing up the hill in Wrotham, very spirited it was too in the lovely winter sunshine

 

On Martin Mill Bank plus eleven and a very flat shod 47(??) again! but nice and quiet as all diesels should be.



Better! Could hear this one working and not just the safeties blowing!

 

The diesel would have been there for Grosvenor Bank and Bearsted Bank, 1 in 80 from a standing start at Maidstone East. Shame I couldn't get down there weather looks perfect.

 

Presumably the bad wheel flats on the 47 don't constitute a failure during its FTR exam?

 

Stormed through Ashford. Looked well patronised. The 47 making a dreadful racket - not working, just the square wheels

 

Wrong routed at Petts Wood Jn to Hawkhurst Jn. On the chord to Bickley Jn and permitted to go no further. Required to set back to Orpington to go booked route on the slow line. Who knows when a path will be available for the wrong direction move at this time of day!

 

On the move now through Bromley South.

 

Looked lovely at Borough Green this morning in the sunshine:

Nice and full and going at a good speed! Saw it at Dunton Green this afternoon. Just doing the video now

 

They make it grip better on the banks.

 

At Dunton Green this afternoon

Looked very impressive and really sounded impressive, in that it didn't sound like it was making heavy going - running like a sewing machine!

 

Borough Green & Wrotham



Hildenborough



I hear the flat wheels on the 47 haven't been fixed!

 

If they did northern would have about 3 DMU's to run their entire service. Every one has square wheels at this time of the year.

 

How does a 'wrong routing' happen - one would hope that with all todays systems it was almost impossible.

 

Computers control the network, and like all computers, finger trouble. - CICO -

Crap In, Crap Out.

 

47 definitely pushing here

 

Difficult to tell Al, but maybe the 47 just taking its own weight? Maybe we should have been on this one as well as Tornado but at least we knew for sure that was pure steam with 510 tons.